OCTOBER 5, 1966

Full News Archive

• Headline: Mexican Investors Target Pan Am Subsidiary. Impact: If Pan Am Sulphur had successfully sold its subsidiary, we might have had a world where avocados were traded as currency in Mexico City, and guacamole was the official dip of the Olympics. Who knew a bid could shape culinary diplomacy?. Fact: Did you know that avocados were once so valuable that they were used as a form of currency? They might just have been the world's first crypto!.
• Headline: Governor Rejects GOP Blame for Riot. Impact: This governor's refusal to toe the party line led to the establishment of the infamous 'Mayor's Club', a secret society where mayors meet to discuss their responsibilities while trying to avoid eye contact with the governor.. Fact: Fun fact: In the political world, 'spurning views' often leads to less spurning and more 'let's just blame the mayors' parties!.
• Headline: PEKING SHIFT SEEN BY ALEXIS JOHNSON. Impact: Alexis Johnson’s Peking shift could have led to a world where fortune cookies are the primary source of international diplomacy. Imagine negotiating world peace over a plate of takeout!. Fact: Did you know that fortune cookies were actually invented in California, not China? Talk about cultural appropriation!.
• Headline: FRENCH MINISTER SAYS HANOI FEELS IT CAN'T WIN WAR; But Couve de Murville Tells Johnson North Vietnam Is Not in Mood to Negotiate TALKS AT WHITE HOUSE Diplomat Is Said to Believe a Meeting With de Gaulle Would Prove Useful FRENCH SAY HANOI FEELS IT CAN'T WIN. Impact: Couve de Murville's assertion that Hanoi couldn't win the war might have inadvertently led to the invention of the world's most effective procrastination technique: 'Just waiting it out!'. Fact: Did you know that the Vietnam War lasted so long that some historians argue it could be used as a benchmark for measuring the patience of a nation?.
• Headline: 150,000 JOIN POPE IN PLEA FOR PEACE BY NEGOTIATIONS; Marking '65 Visit to U.N., He Ties Man's Fate to Search for Accord in Vietnam 150,000 JOIN POPE IN PLEA FOR PEACE. Impact: The Pope leading 150,000 people in a plea for peace may have inadvertently sparked a global trend of mass prayer events, where people realized that chanting for peace is much easier than actually achieving it.. Fact: Did you know that those 150,000 participants probably spent more time trying to find parking than praying? Ah, the irony of a peace march!.
• Headline: State Ban on Aid for Parochial Schools Is Debated Hotly at Charter Hearing. Impact: Debating a state ban on aid for parochial schools may have inadvertently sparked a nationwide trend of heated discussions about funding—leading to the creation of the 'Debate Club' where no one actually debates but just yells at each other.. Fact: Did you know that debates often end with everyone feeling even more confused than they were at the start? Welcome to politics!.
• Headline: Brokers Believe Market Slide Points to Economic Downturn; STOCK SLIDE SEEN AS A BELLWETHER. Impact: The market slide being seen as a bellwether may have led to an entire generation of brokers developing psychic abilities, believing they could predict the stock market based on their morning coffee grounds.. Fact: Did you know that stock market predictions are about as reliable as horoscopes? At least your horoscope doesn’t require a finance degree!.
• Headline: Dr. Dubos Wins 'American Nobel'; Bacteriologist Here Awarded $25,000 Science Prize Dubos Wins 'American Nobel Prize'. Impact: Dr. Dubos winning the 'American Nobel' may have encouraged scientists to start inventing their own awards, leading to the prestigious 'Best Coffee Maker' trophy presented annually at lab parties.. Fact: Did you know that the term 'American Nobel' was coined after someone realized it was easier to make your own awards than to actually win one?.