📜 April 21: On This Day in History |  | The Loch Ness legend |  Image: Britannica | Each of the following events happened on April 21. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom! - A) The Daily Mail prints a photograph that reportedly depicts the small head and neck of the Loch Ness monster. The iconic image sparks an international sensation, though it was verified as a hoax decades later by a person who helped create the photo.
- B) According to tradition, the city of Rome is founded by Romulus and his twin brother Remus on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants.
- C) Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious German flying ace known as the “Red Baron,” is killed by Allied fire. Known for his red Fokker triplane, von Rickthofen had downed 80 enemy aircraft by his death, going down as one of the greatest heroes of WWI.
- D) 30M viewers tune in as talk show host Geraldo Rivera leads a two-hour live special where he uses explosives to gain entrance to gangster Al Capone’s vault, hoping to uncover Prohibition-era secrets like cash, weapons, or even human remains. Instead, the team finds nothing but an empty whiskey bottle.
Hint: The “Red Baron” flew two planes across his dogfighting career. |
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🐐 GOATWars: A Data-Driven Process to Determine the Best | | What's the greatest breakfast chain of all time? |  Image: GOATWars | Some breakfasts are quick, while others are a whole event. And a select few only make sense at 2am. Now, the top breakfast chains are going head-to-head on GOATWars, where you get to decide which go-to spot ranks above the rest. Showdowns include: |
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🏆 Friday's GOATWars Results: The Data Is Now In | | 😈 THE GREATEST VILLAIN LINE OF ALL TIME - “I am your father.” (The Empire Strikes Back)
- “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” (The Godfather)
- “Hello, Clarice.” (Silence of the Lambs)
- “Here’s Johnny!” (The Shining)
- “I’ll get you, my pretty!” (The Wizard of Oz)
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📜 Answers | | B, C, A, D - B) 753 B.C. – According to tradition, the city of Rome is founded by Romulus and Remus.
- C) 1918 – German flying ace known as the “Red Baron” is killed by Allied fire.
- A) 1934 – The Daily Mail prints a photograph that reportedly depicts the Loch Ness monster.
- D) 1986 – Talk show host Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone’s vault to disappointing results, in the highest-rated syndicated special in TV history.
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