Magnificent rare poster from the night the Beatles performed at the super baths in Leyton sold for $22,726 tonight at @RRAuction.
The Beatles had started to take off and this act likely was too small and too cheap ($10 equivalent to get in).
But Beatles manager Brian Epstein insisted on honoring the gig at the venue, which boarded up swimming pools in the Winter.
John Lennon missed the birth of his son Julian to perform this gig.
It's official: The Beatles' first album, PLEASE PLEASE ME, was released closer to the 1800s than to the present day.
Dec 31, 1899 to March 22, 1963 = 23,091 days
March 22, 1963 to June 11, 2026 = 23,092 days
@bschaeffer12 It's baffling that they have the technology to know the spin rate of pitches, but can't figure out a VAR type system for this kind of play or for fair/foul.
@AugieNash Hey Augie - think you could date the t-shirt on the far right? I got it years ago, I think it's 50s but I'm not sure. The Browns one is obviously before they moved. https://t.co/FOg1PazkDO
Insane stat of the day: California almonds use roughly 3โ5.5 million acre-feet of water per year, depending on methodology.
That's ~4-7x more water than all data centers in North America used combined in 2025.