Pittsburgh Fact #093
The song Yellow Submarine was made the official song of Pittsburgh for several weeks in the summer of 1970. The residents thought the song referred to a submarine sandwich and had subtle references to financier Andrew Mellon.
“cheese of blue, olives of green, on Mellon submarine”
OXFORDCOMMAFOREVER SALUTES AND REMEMBERS WHITNEY
Our lives were brighter for having known you,
and they are darker for having lost you.
Pittsburgh Fact #092
Known for its high concentration of them, Pittsburgh is known as the Hobo Capital of the Appalachias.
Pittsburgh Fact #091
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was based on the time that Dennis Kucinich (D. Ohio), lost his wedding ring in Squirrel Hill.
I will be back in Pittsburgh in February.
I’m ecstatic, because I once again get to eat unhealthy food and not feel bad because it’s the only food in town.
(Source: jsurm75)
Pittsburgh Fact #090
The Pittsburgh War Memorial Hall, near the University of Pittsburgh, was actually built and dedicated to the 19 U.S servicemen killed in the 1983 invasion of Grenada.
Pittsburgh Fact #089
Henry J. Heinz was voted “Pittsburgh’s Sexiest Tycoon” by Robber Baron Monthy every year from 1879-1902.
Pittsburg Fact #088
Steely McBeam lost the 1980 Republican primary to future president Ronald Reagan.
Pittsburgh Fact #087
While filing the 1967 movie Godzilla versus Charles Bronson, due to the poor air quality, Godzilla developed the lung cancer that eventually claimed his life.
Pittsburgh Fact #086
Pittsburgh has a series of “pacification vans” that the city deploys to keep residents under control any time the city’s SPR (Strategic Pirogi Reserves) fall below 20%
Pittsburgh Fact #085
In Pittsburgh, kayaking is banned, except when using specially designed craft that are built to withstand the extreme acidity of Pittsburgh’s rivers (which have a Ph rating of 9.4, the highest of any river except for the Volga).
Anonymous asked: If you really were from Pittsburgh you would have mastered the art of eating shitty food while still going about your daily activities, such as going to the bathroom. Asshole.
Yeah, anon, but I can’t eat Primanti Bros, go to the bathroom, make pirogies, AND BLOG all at the same time.
That’s just silly.
