The Indianapolis 500 is one of the most famous races in the world, and it has been held almost every year since 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making it one of the oldest continuously running sporting events in history. The race is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, which has helped turn it into…
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Things I Like: Stranger Things (TV Series) Season 5
It’s been roughly a decade since the first Stranger Things season launched on Netflix and changed television forever. The first season was by far the best, and it’s been a bit of a weird decline since then. The fifth and final season took literally forever to arrive, and it’s a good one… somewhat. Taking place…
Fun Fact: Touchdown Jesus
The University of Notre Dame has a mural known as the Word of Life, which features Jesus Christ. However, it’s commonly referred to as Touchdown Jesus.
Things I Like: A Christmas Story Christmas (2022 Film)
It took me many decades to actually watch the first A Christmas Story movie. I had never seen it come on reruns on TV and it just wasn’t a common thing played at my house during childhood. But I watched it about maybe 10 years ago and I liked it. I was interested in seeing…
Fun Fact: Founder of Perdue University
John Perdue was an industrialist whose donation led to the founding of Purdue University. He agreed to donate the money on two conditions, the school would be named after him and he got to choose where in Indiana that the school grounds would be built.