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True Facts About Lethbridge (That Sound Made Up)

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date August 28, 2022

View showing the one stage of construction on High Level Bridge. The traveller is visible. Area of the river valley also visible.

I enjoyed reading this Reddit Thread of true facts about Lethbridge that sound fake.

Some of the most interesting facts include:

Marilyn Manson was puched out in a Denny’s restaurant
A city councilor faked her own kidnapping while on official visit to the States then ran away with her lover to Las Vegas before she was found out and caught
we renamed the city after some guy who had never been here and never came here after we named it after him
A girl dressed like a storm trooper was arrested on May the 4th because she had a blaster
Members of a Biker gang murdered some other bikers in a house in the London Road neighbourhood back in the 80s and the bodies ended up in a meat processing plant

These similar fact threads for Disneyland and Calgary are also great.

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Lobster Diver Swallowed by a Whale

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date June 13, 2021

Michael Packard, the Lobster diver that found himself in the mouth of a whale did a Reddit Ask Me Anything:

I’m a lobster diver who recently survived being inside of a whale. AMA!
byu/bloxiefox inIAmA

He also survived a small plane crash and another time found a human body while diving.

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Stumbled

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date May 9, 2021

Stumble Upon¹ is back. This time it’s called Stumbled.

(via Waxy)

Stumble Upon Wikipedia Entry.[↩]

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Remembering Aaron

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date January 11, 2021

It’s been eight years. I’m still shocked and disappointed.

Unbelievably, 8 years have gone by. RIP my darling boy. pic.twitter.com/Uc9uZAQPC6

— Susan Swartz (@beadmomsw) January 11, 2021

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The Evolution of Trust

Check out this fun little game that teaches game theory and how trust evolves depending on some key variables. Trust me, you’re going to like this: http://ncase.me/trust/

(via Gary)

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Three Free Months of Flickr

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date December 23, 2012
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Follow the link to three free months of a Flickr pro account.

http://flickr.com/holidaygift

As a special holiday gift, Flickr is offering to either upgrade accounts or extend them for three months; no strings attached.

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Jeff Milner on Google Plus

Post author By Jeff Milner
Post date September 9, 2011
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If you’d like to join Google Plus but don’t have an invitation code, you can use this one.

If you’d like to follow me on Google Plus, you can find me here.

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There was a time change today. Even though the clock says it’s 11:07pm right now, my body feels like it’s 12:07am. If this time change disappoints you, I recommend thinking of it this way: You’re not losing an hour, you’re gaining 23.

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