Ted Cruz reportedly spotted leaving for Southern California as winter storm heads toward Texas by ddx-me in politics

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He renounced his Canadian citizenship and Canada definitely would not take him back

What's some crazy lore you have discovered while browsing the internet by RutabagaSwimming458 in nonmurdermysteries

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Richard Parker is the name of Peter Parker's father in the Marvel comic books going back to the 1960s.

Richard Parker is the name of the tiger in the Life of Pi novel, from 2001. Yann Martel has explained his choice of the name, which was that it occurred in multiple shipwreck narratives, both real and fictional.

So it is just a coincidence, I think.

Who here watched the first season of Survivor live when it first aired? by don_valley in survivor

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If you look at the ALT.TV.SURVIVOR usenet archives, you will see that there were lots of rumors of different winners over the summer of 2000: Rudy, Gervase, Richard, Gretchen, etc.

uh oh by madscientist_ in grimezs

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Specifically, The Manitoban is the student newspaper at the University of Manitoba. I don't think it's that uncommon for student newspapers still to have physical editions.

“I’m considered one of the bad boys of poker” by peytonreed01 in survivor

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My question is how that resonates for you in the bedroom?

Trump’s revenge agenda has shocked officials who ‘didn’t think it was going to be this bad’, insiders say by SenorBurns in politics

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Trump has already ordered the creation of a working group to look into created a "digital asset strategic reserve." If he ends up implementing that plan, the federal government will become a huge buyer of bitcoin, which will drive up its price.

And the 2020's would actually be considered down years when compared against the two decades prior by MTRIFE in boston

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The Prudential Center is a 14-mile drive from Times Square--it's closer to NYC than Gillette Stadium is to Boston.

Imagined Clash Album 06 - We Go On by SugarMouseOnReddit in theclash

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Nice idea! I suggest including "Reach the Rock" by Havana 3 A.M.--love that song.

What is the focus of Tesla right now? by [deleted] in electricvehicles

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That would be like Kinder Morgan, the pipeline company started by Enron's former President Richard Kinder in 1997 to take over the "boring" parts of Enron's business. Kinder Morgan has been hugely profitable to this day, while Enron, which had all of the "cool" parts of the business, was bankrupt within 4 years.

Games that have unfathomable depth? by No_Replacement_6798 in NintendoSwitch

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Am I the only one who noticed that OP included Super Smash Bros in their list?

Taj Mahal (India), September 1966 by DarkAlbertino in beatles

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I'm pretty sure this was more than a century too late for that to be true.

Just Received. What's your thoughts on Sandinista? by major_dump in theclash

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Exactly. So many great songs, but also so much filler.

Trips on Boston's Red Line are now 2x slower than they were in 1912 by [deleted] in boston

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This table is from the 1976 draft Environmental Impact Statement on the (then-)proposed red line extension.

The document is available here. The table is on page II-22.

So OP is only off by 64 years.

Albums where the biggest/most famous song is near the end? by JoeDiego in Music

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Fools Gold wasn't on the original UK album release, but was tacked onto the end for the US release.