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McDonald s/Justin Dodd If you re celebrating a 50th birthday or anniversary this year, you re in excellent company. From the first e-mail to McDonald s Quarter Pounder, 1971 was a year full of change. Here are 50 people, places, things, and events celebrating their own 50th birthday in 2021. 1. Walt Disney World Jacqueline Nell/Disneyland Resort, Getty Images Following the success of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Walt Disney began searching for a location for a second theme park in 1959. After Walt s death in 1966, his brother Roy O. Disney continued the search and also insisted that the name of the theme park be changed from Disney World to Walt Disney World to act as a remembrance of his brother. ....
Courtesy of Weekly World News Though it feels a little bit like choosing a favorite child, of the thousands of stories Mental Floss publishes in any year, our staffers are bound to have some particular favorites. It could be a case of a long-gestating idea finally coming to fruition, or a story that is so unique (or just plain bizarre) that there’s no way we could pass up the chance to write about it. As we ve done in years past, we asked the Mental Floss team to share some of their favorite stories from 2020 just in case you missed any of them. ....