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My game of choice as a young teen in Houston. I think my version was called APBA.

The Houston Astrodome opened 59 years ago today, on April 9 1965. It was the world's first multi-purpose domed sports stadium. The Astros played the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. Yankee star Mickey Mantle said, "It reminds me of what I imagine my first ride would be like in a flying saucer." Mantle hit a single and a home run in the game, which went into extra innings, but the Astros won 2-1. So many memories here!

Nolan Ryan took 31 no-hitters into the 7th inning. THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND 😳 twitter.com/TommySledge/st…

The entirety of continental South America lies east of Michigan

The United States and Canada at the same latitudes as Europe

Totally agree!

Lucky people work hard, have high integrity, show up on time, fight against a sense of entitlement, hold doors open, forgive first, anticipate outcomes, give more than they take, have good manners, show high rate of learning, are self-aware, optimistic, kind and are generous.

Yet another way of showing just how big Brazil is! Source: buff.ly/3uoWJSI

“He’s listed as day to day, but then again, aren’t we all?” Vin Scully

1660 map of New Amsterdam (renamed New York City by the British) superimposed over a current Google satellite image of the southern tip of Manhattan. We can see from the image that lower Manhattan was originally much narrower than it is today. If we focus on just the 1660 map (swipe left), you'll notice the 12-foot wall running along the northern border (located on the right side of the image), which was constructed to keep the indigenous people out. Prior to the wall, the Dutch governor, Williams Kieft, had broken a treaty and had sent his men to massacre an entire tribe. The few that managed to escape alerted the other tribes, which increased hostilities towards the Dutch settlers. Today there is no wall, but a street that is aptly named Wall Street. Broadway (the widest street) begins on the left at the star-shaped fortification, Fort Amsterdam, and goes beyond the wall. Pearl Street used to be on the island's eastern waterfront and was given its name because its shoreline was rife with oysters. Water Street is an extension of Pearl Street and used to be right by the water. A century later, near the time of the American Revolution, the city began selling water lots, which were then filled up with landfill to create more usable land. Over the centuries, lower Manhattan morphed from a skinny marsh outcropping into a dense urban city.

A size comparison between Vatican City and Central Park.

Three states saw their Hispanic populations increase by more than 1 million from 2010 to 2021: Texas (2.4 million increase), California (1.7 million) and Florida (1.6 million). pewrsr.ch/3LbmQSK

To be remembered, be the best at what you do and put a smile on people’s faces

Pluto: 1994 vs 2019.

This is just a bear... being a good citizen..

One of the best articles about Sam Houston you'll ever read. texashighways.com/culture/histor… The more I read about him the more amazed I am. @TexasHighways

Brazil's northernmost point is closer to every country in the Americas than it is to Brazil's southernmost point

To achieve the world’s climate goals, we need all the tools in the tool kit. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is one of those critical tools, making today’s DOE announcement a major milestone. This piece by @AndreasenJack from @Breakthrough is a great explainer on DAC and why we’ll need it alongside the clean energy transition. b-gat.es/4403fLS

On this day in 1950, a little burger joint opened in Corpus Christi, Texas