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DIGGING FOR WORMS YIELDS TREASURE

Split image of coin hoard, coin depicting king

Display of various coins, pendants, medieval jewelry

(FOX NEWS) – A lucky individual in Sweden discovered a cauldron
filled with medieval rings, pendants and thousands coins that were 
all remarkably well-preserved.

In a translated statement from the County Administrative Board
of Stockholm in mid-September, officials said the discovery was
made in Stockholm County, home to 26 municipalities.

Authorities described the finder as a "private individual" who
was digging for worms to use as fishing bait at the time.

Split image of two coins from early Middle Ages

Display of coin hoard

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A REMINDER FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG

daylight savings time - 1

Clocks should be set "fall back"  one hour on Sunday, ending
daylight saving time and marking a return to standard time.

   
    
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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HISTORY

     
    
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Julia Roberts at the age of 11. (Photo: The Daily Mail)

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Julia Roberts on Her Love of Taylor Swift
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts is 58 years young
today.

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FIRST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO STORE IN 1985

RD Boots - 1985 October 19 First Blockbuster store opens On October 19, 1985,  the first Blockbuster video-rental store opens, in Dallas, Texas. | Facebook

On October 19, 1985, the first Blockbuster video-rental store
opened, in Dallas, Texas. At a time when most video stores
were small-scale operations featuring a limited selection of
titles, Blockbuster opened with some 8,000 tapes displayed
on shelves around the store and a computerized check-out
process.

The first store was a success and Blockbuster expanded
rapidly, eventually becoming one of the world’s largest
providers of in-home movies and game entertainment,
before eventually filing for bankruptcy in 2010.

Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, who had previously
owned a business that provided computer software services
to the oil and gas industry in Texas.

Cook saw the potential in the video-rental business and after
opening the first Blockbuster in 1985, he added three more
stores the following year.

In 1987, he sold part of the business to a group of investors
that included Wayne Huizenga, founder of Waste Management,
Inc., the world’s biggest garbage disposal company.

Nacimiento y muerte de un ícono de los 90: Blockbuster, la idea de un nerd  que compró un basurero millonario - El Cronista
Founder David Cook.

The 90s were defined by video shops. Here's 8 things we miss.

TIL David Cook, the founder of Blockbuster, started out supplying software  to the oil and gas industries, but his wife made him enter the video  business. He began by operating a franchise

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As of August 2018, the last Blockbuster store is in Bend,
Oregon
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BAND FOUNDING MEMBER HAS DIED

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(FOX NEWS) – KISS founding member and guitarist Ace Frehley,
who was announced to be on life support earlier today after
suffering injuries from a fall last month, has died at age 74.

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