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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
1st Darwin Award Winner for Wednesday is this idiot crossing a bike race in progress.

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No coincidence the first thing to go flying is a cell phone.

but we can't always blame smartphones. Drive through a box store parking lot and see who is walking down the middle of the driveway/aisle. 9 out of 10 times. A lady.
 
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On April 20 in Baseball History...​
  • 1910 - Addie Joss of Cleveland pitched the second no-hitter of his career, a 1-0 win over the White Sox in Chicago.

  • 1912 - Fenway Park was opened in Boston and the Red Sox defeated the visiting New York Yankees, 7-6, in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also opens its doors as the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5.

  • 1916 - The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park � renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 � defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 7-6, in 11 innings.

  • 1920 - Manager Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Phillies inserted himself as a pinch hitter and beat the New York Giants with a three-run homer, 3-0. It was his last in the majors.

  • 1939 - In his first major league game, Ted Williams hit a 400-foot double in four at-bats as the Boston Red Sox lost, 2-0, to New York at Yankee Stadium.

  • 1967 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets recorded his first major-league victory with a 6-1 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Seaver went 7 2/3 innings and gave up eight hits and one run.

  • 1982 - The Atlanta Braves recorded their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season � a 4-2 decision over Cincinnati in Atlanta � and eclipsed the major-league record set a year earlier by the Oakland A's.

  • 1988 - The Baltimore Orioles set a major-league record with their 14th straight defeat at the start of the season, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-6.

  • 1990 - Seattle's Brian Holman lost his bid for baseball's 13th perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning on Ken Phelps' pinch-hit home run in the Mariners' 6-1 victory over Oakland.


Baseball Birthdays on April 20... ​




Baseball Deaths on April 20... ​


 
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VolPack22 said:
On April 20 in Baseball History...​

  • 1910 - Addie Joss of Cleveland pitched the second no-hitter of his career, a 1-0 win over the White Sox in Chicago.

  • 1912 - Fenway Park was opened in Boston and the Red Sox defeated the visiting New York Yankees, 7-6, in 11 innings. Tiger Stadium in Detroit also opens its doors as the Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5.

  • 1916 - The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park � renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 � defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 7-6, in 11 innings.

  • 1920 - Manager Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Phillies inserted himself as a pinch hitter and beat the New York Giants with a three-run homer, 3-0. It was his last in the majors.

  • 1939 - In his first major league game, Ted Williams hit a 400-foot double in four at-bats as the Boston Red Sox lost, 2-0, to New York at Yankee Stadium.

  • 1967 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets recorded his first major-league victory with a 6-1 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Seaver went 7 2/3 innings and gave up eight hits and one run.

  • 1982 - The Atlanta Braves recorded their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season � a 4-2 decision over Cincinnati in Atlanta � and eclipsed the major-league record set a year earlier by the Oakland A's.

  • 1988 - The Baltimore Orioles set a major-league record with their 14th straight defeat at the start of the season, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-6.

  • 1990 - Seattle's Brian Holman lost his bid for baseball's 13th perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning on Ken Phelps' pinch-hit home run in the Mariners' 6-1 victory over Oakland.


Baseball Birthdays on April 20... ​




Baseball Deaths on April 20... ​


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mad4vols said:
We didn’t have much money when my dad was first starting out at UTK teaching and getting his PHD, my mom had to cut corners. That said, I still will never forgive her for getting me a Texas Longhorn tshirt because it was on a super low markdown.
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I don’t know what “super low markdown” means, but I can tell you she still paid too much.
 
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