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    #84: Balloonfest '86

    August 1st, 2019 · 8 minutes

    It sounds like releasing 1.5 million balloons to raise money would be a good idea, but in 1986, the people of Cleveland, Ohio learned that it is not.

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    Balloonfest '86 - Wikipedia
    Public Square, Cleveland - Wikipedia
    The Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86 - YouTube

    (Please, please watch this.)

    The comic tragedy of Balloonfest ‘86 - Kottke.org