Today in 1976, Pink Floyd was trying to take a photo of an inflatable pig flying over a power plant for one of its iconic album covers… only the situation literally got out of hand. Plus: today in 1971, the release of the debut album by the Electric Light Orchestra, which accidentally got released with the wrong album title because of a phone call gone wrong.

Pink Floyd's Pig Gets Loose (Songfacts)

Electric Light Orchestra's No Answer 

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During National Car Donation Month, some drivers may trade out gas-powered cars and trucks for electric ones. But EVs aren't the only alternative: for decades, people have built and driven cars powered by firewood. Plus: this Saturday in Milwaukee, it’s the Santa Cycle Rampage.

Wood Gas Vehicles: Cars That Run on Firewood (Amusing Planet)

Santa Cycle Rampage in Milwaukee (Wisconsin Bike Fed)

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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2022, we look at how the sitcom "WKRP In Cincinnati" put together its absolutely legendary Thanksgiving episode.

Turkeys Away: An Oral History (Classic TV History)

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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2021, the story of the woman who accidentally invited a stranger to

Young man who was accidentally invited to ‘grandma’s’ Thanksgiving as a teen keeps tradition going (CNN)

Pair that went viral for Thanksgiving dinner reuniting for sixth celebration (WWL)

Most infamous balloon accidents from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (KOAM)

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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2019, we look at how Thanksgiving leftovers once changed the entire way we eat. Plus: a big moment for (literally) underground music, the Holiday Cave Sing at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.

The Rise and Fall of the TV Dinner (Cheddar on YouTube)

Mammoth Cave hosts 40th annual holiday cave sing Dec. 1  (WDRB)

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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2019, we celebrate that for which we are all most grateful: the bewildering foods that inexplicably become part of our annual Thanksgiving dinners. Plus: at this time of year, enthusiasts who turn their houses into massive holiday light displays, like the one known as Peteyville in Hammond,

i cannot wait to hear about the recipes you’re all excited to make for thanksgiving (Maya Kosoff on Twitter)

Instant Appetizer (Brady Carlson on Twitter)

Peteyville: A Holiday Lights Tradition for 30+ Years (Visit Indiana)

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This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions. In this episode from November 2020, we remember the 2008 Macy’s parade, the only

An Oral History of Rickrolling (Mel Magazine)

History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (I LOVE NY)

Playing Piano for Macaques (Nag on the Lake)

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Today in 2012, football fans got to see one of the most spectacularly wrong plays in NFL history, one known today simply as “the butt fumble.” Plus: today in 2017, a report on what could have been the greatest crossover event in movie history, with an icon of slasher movies facing off against two icons of stoner movies.

A Decade of Butt Jokes and Misery, It’s the Butt Fumble’s Birthday (The Ringer) 

‘Friday the 13th’ Series Director Once Pitched ‘Cheech and Chong Meets Jason’ (The Wrap)

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Today in 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the US Constitution. In the central part of the state there's an unincorporated community that locals named Whynot for a pretty unusual reason. Plus: starting Saturday in Milwaukee, it’s Trainfest, which bills itself as the largest operating model railroad show in the US.

Whynot, North Carolina Was Named Out of Sheer Boredom (Conde Nast Traveler)

Trainfest 2024 

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Today in 1969, at a session for soul and funk icon James Brown, drummer Clyde Stubblefield laid down what's probably the most sampled beat of all time. Plus: today in 2021, the premiere of "Sooyii," the first movie filmed entirely in the Blackfoot language.

Funky Drummer — pop history was made when James Brown hollered ‘Hit it!’ (Financial Times) 

Film shot entirely in Blackfoot language, on tribal land to premiere (The Missoulian)

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