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emby5 t1_jadnqih wrote
Reply to TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
They used to bill themselves as "The Nation's Seventh Service." IMO, they shouldn't be demoted because of "space force".
emby5 t1_j9ubspf wrote
How is airing this specific marathon different from any other day on USA Network?
emby5 t1_j2dr6za wrote
I have this. Why, I don't know.
emby5 t1_iu634f6 wrote
Reply to comment by SublimeMudTime in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
There were a few. Upper Peninsula had one (Republic, MI).
emby5 t1_jd5j601 wrote
Reply to comment by Legitimate_Ad8347 in That’s All, Folks: St. Elsewhere and the Everlasting Legacy of Its Strange Snow Globe Finale by Kryptoniian
Wasn't that much of an outcry, it was unusual, but it wasn't a phenomenon. M*A*S*H had sort of set the standard for finales at that time, and not many shows in that era knew ahead of time they would have a final episodes. Many shows didn't know their fates for the following season.