These Canadians Seem To Have A Better Sense Of America’s Mistakes Than Americans Do

Some background: In 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground and dumped over 10 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound.Meanwhile, it looks as though poet T.S. Eliot was pretty close to the mark. “This is the way the world ends: not with a bang but a REALLY awkward phone call.”

Nostalgia

Crayola has retired just 13 colors in 123 years. The first 8 led to protests.

Wholesome

His trumpet broke halfway through the national anthem. So he grabbed a mic and started singing.

Nature

A man lost track of his late dad’s beagle for 10 years. Then a Florida rescue scanned her microchip.

Culture

In 1990, Marge Simpson ‘wrote’ to Barbara Bush for ‘criticizing her family.’ It got an apology.