30th Anniversary facts
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Pepsi released a limited edition "Pepsi Perfect" soft drink that was used in "Back to the Future Part II" to commemorate the trilogy's 30th anniversary. Only 6,500 bottles were produced costing $20.15 each. At Comic-Con they were given to people dressed as Marty McFly.
The 30th anniversary printings of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark had the original surreal artwork of Stephen Gammell replaced with more subdued artwork by Brett Helquist.
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The there is video of the man (known colloquially as "Tank Man") temporarily halting the advance of tanks into Tiananmen Square. Today marks the 30th anniversary of this incident.
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Google replaced its logo on 2010 in honor of Pac-Man's 30th anniversary - with a playable maze. It was later estimated that because people played while at work it cost the worldwide economy an estimated $120 million.
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The publisher of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark celebrated the book's 30th anniversary by replacing every one of Stephen Gammell's haunting illustrations to make the book less controversial.
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Singer Andrew W.K. made a cover album of music from the Gundam anime series to celebrate the series 30th anniversary
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Vin Diesel is an avid Dungeons and Dragons player and wrote the into for the 30th Anniversary Commemorative book
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the day that Ferris Buehler took off. By analyzing the baseball game in the movie, we've pinpointed the exact day in Ferris Buehler's Day Off
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In celebration of Star War's 30th anniversary, USPS these R2-D2 mailboxes replaced the older mailboxes around the US.
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We’re 2 weeks short of the 30th anniversary of Yusuf Hawkins’ murder. A group of white teens lie in wait for him in “their” neighborhood; they erroneously suspected him of dating white girls. He & his friends were attacked, Yusuf shot, beaten with bats by a group of 10-30 teens (mob action)
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Ted Bundy back in the spotlight on 30th anniversary of his execution
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A great video with Director John Avildsen Panel Discussion for the 30th Anniversary of Karate Kid!
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and the 10th anniversary of this amazing prank by The Yes Men on Dow Chemical - source
Apple shot a commercial using only iPhone 5s to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic "1984" Super Bowl commercial. It has never aired. - source
Next year will be the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman?
On the 30th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, that engineers attempted to stop the launch because they knew it would explode. Their advice was unheeded. - source
