Did you know that November 2013, Dish Network announced plans to close the remaining 300 Blockbuster stores with 3,000 employees?

Did you know that Blockbuster LLC, formerly Blockbuster Entertainment Inc.,^[2] was an video rental shops (both owned and franchised), later adding DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand and cinema theater?^[3]
American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services, originally through

Did you know that Michael Kelly was President of Blockbuster and Dennis McGill Executive Vice

Michael Kelly was President of Blockbuster 

 

President and CFO?

 

Did you know that Blockbuster Video was founded in 1985?

Did you know that in 1996 Blockbuster Entertainment was the new name of Block Buster?

Did you know that Block Buster headquarters was in Englewood, Colorado?

Did you know that at its peak in 2004, Blockbuster had up to 60,000 employees and more than 9,000 stores^?[4][5]

Did you know that due to competition from companies such as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster lost significant revenue and filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2010?^[6]

Did you know that on April 6, 2011, the company and its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by satellite television provider Dish Network at auction for $233 million and the assumption of $87 million in liabilities ^7]
and other obligations.?

Did you know that November 2013, Dish Network announced plans to close the remaining 300 Blockbuster stores with 3,000 employees.^[13]






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Did you know that Gabby Douglas won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Did you know that Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas^[2] was born December 31, 1995?

Did you know that "Gabby" Douglas is member of the  is a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team an American artistic gymnast?

Did you know that Gabby Douglas only wants to be called Gabrielle Douglas?

Did you know that Gabby Douglas won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions in the  2012 Summer Olympics?

Did you know that Douglas is the first woman of color and the first African-American gymnast^[3][4] in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics as well as being the only American All-Around Champion to win multiple gold medals, thus far?

Did you know that there was a huge public outcry from black viewers that did not like how Gabby hair looked rough?

Did you know that Douglas was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships?






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Did you know that in his prime, Pablo was the 7th richest man in the world?

Did you know that Pablo Escobar: Net Worth was $30 Billion?

Pablo Escobar

Did you know that Pablo Escobar, was the richest criminal in history?

Did you know that Escobar was the head of Colombia's Medellin cocaine cartel, the most powerful drug cartel ever?

Did you know that in his prime, Pablo was the 7^th richest man in the world?
 

Did you know that Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria lived from (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993)?

Did yo know that in 1989, Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be one of 227 billionaires in the world with a personal net worth of close to US$3 billion^[15] while his Medellín cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market?^[16]

Did you know that Escobar was a lifelong sports fan, he was credited with building football fields and multi-sports courts, as well as sponsoring children's football teams?


Did you know that Escobar was responsible for the construction of many hospitals, schools and churches in western Colombia, which gained him popularity inside the local Roman Catholic Church?^[18]


Did you know that Escobar Colombian cartels' continuing struggles to maintain supremacy resulted in Colombia quickly becoming the world’s murder capital with 25,100 violent deaths in 1991 and 27,100 in 1992?^[19]

Did you know that the increased murder rate was fueled by Escobar's giving money to his hitmen as a reward for killing police officers, over 600 of whom died in this way?^[20]






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Did you know that Chase Bank is one of the largest banks in the world?

Did you know that China, England, France, Germany and Japan each have two of the largest banks in the world?

10. Japan - Japan Post Bank

9. China - China Construction Bank

8. US - Chase Bank

7. UK - Barclays PLC

6. Japan - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

5. France - BNP Paribas

4. France - Credit Agrizole Group

 3. Germany - Deutsche Bank

2. UK - HSBC

 Did you know that the Industrial Commerical Bank of China is the largest bank in the world?

1. China - Industrial Commerical Bank of China (ICBC)

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Did you know that Apple was not the number 2 company generating revenues for 2012?

Did you know the top 3 global companies in terms of 2012 revenues were?

1. Exxon Mobil - $44.8bn

2. Apple - $41.7bn

3. Gazprom - $38.0bn

Did you know that Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas and one of the largest companies in the world?




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Did you know that Jorge González was the tallest wrestler in WWE history?

Did you know that Jorge Gonzalez was the tallest wrestler in WWE history at 7'7"?

Did you know that under WCW World Championship Wrestling he used the ring name El Gigante between 1989 and 1992?

Did you know that On September 22, 2010, Gonzalez died due to complications of diabetes, in his hometown of San Martin, Argentina?

Did you know that he was only forty-four years old?^[7]







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Did you know that Vin Scully has been with the Dogers Organization for 65 years?

Did you know that "Vin" Scully was born November 29, 1927?
 
Did you know that Vin Scully is an American sportscaster, best known as the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team?

Did you know that Scully has been with the Dogers since its days in Brooklyn?



Did you know that Scully has 65 seasons with the Dodgers and has been an announcer since(1950–present)?

Scully and Lasorda

Did you know that Scully has the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history, and he is second by one year to only Tommy Lasorda in terms of number of years with the Dodgers organization in any capacity?

Did you know that Scully currently calls most Dodger home games (and selected road games) on Prime Ticket, KCAL television, and KLAC radio?

Did you know that Scully was Born in The Bronx, but grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan^?[1]

Did you know that in 1953, Scully became the youngest man at 25 to broadcast a World Series?

Did you know that Scully called three World Series (1984, 1986, and 1988), four National League Championship Series (1983, 1985, 1987, and 1989), and four All-Star Games (1983, 1985, 1987, and 1989)?








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