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TIL the origin of "32 skidoo"; attn super fans of Bob's Burgers. If you recall that episode with the birthday party with the old timee theme and the over the top parents, you're in luck, found the sauce. PBS documentary, "Fly with Me" at the 46:06 mark. Phrase refers to forced retirement at 32

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0wn9v TIl Nova Scotia gives Boston a Christmas tree every year as thanks. In 1917 a ship carrying explosives exploded near the city of Halifax, killing 1,500 people immediately and hundreds in the next few weeks. The city of Boston immediately sent doctors, supplies, and money by ship and train to help.