TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.
TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders.
I love that 'moon' is written under 'place.'
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Cape Kennedy-Moon-Honolulu.
"You know you could have take a more direct route to Honolulu, right?"
121 0 ReplySee this is what life was like before Google maps. You never knew which route was the fastest
62 0 ReplyBack then, everything was done through a travel agent and they often got kickbacks if you took certain routes. No doubt some agents got a bonus for routing them so circuitously.
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Right before gmaps, you had mapquest. You had to print out your route on paper. Read while driving, and if there was any deviance in the route like construstion, fuck you.
13 0 ReplyHighway signage was critical. If you were traveling, you could tell which states sucked by them not having any signs pointing you back to the highway.
9 0 Replyyou could tell which states sucked by them not having any signs pointing you back to the highway.
"Oh no you don't! We're not showing you how to get out of here! You're part of OUR tax base now!"
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implying with Google Maps you'd know
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"We took the scenic route."
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