Record-Breaking PR Stunt Ends in Citywide Chaos

Tragedy Strikes

The most devastating outcome of Balloonfest took place on Lake Erie. The day prior, two men, Raymond Broderick and Bernard Sulzer, had gone out fishing. They never made it home alive.

Missing Men

When the men failed to return, their families reported them missing to the local authorities. Rescuers had gone out to the lake on the morning of Balloonfest, where their empty boat was found anchored west of the Edgewater Park breakwater.

The More You Know

A German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway during WWII. The crew met and helped each other survive. Two of them later visited each other many years after the war was over as friends.
T-shirts were originally made for unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons on collared shirts.
The brain is the fattest organ.
The "Like" button on Facebook was supposed to be the "Awesome" button.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.