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Memory Lane: "1966" Traditional Cache

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The Seanachai: Greetings from Geocaching.com,

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The Seanachai
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Hidden : 4/18/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is intended to be a fun series of P&G's full of "useless knowledge"... lol I am beginning the series with my birth year... (yes, I know, I am getting old!) I hope you all have as much fun learning (or remembering) the "trivia" as I have had tracking it all down! Now, get out there and play!!! :)

The number one song of 1966 just so happens to be "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys appropriately named album, "SMILEY SMILE" :) Quotes of the year: "Beam me up, Scotty" - Star Trek "Have it your way" - Burger King Average Cost of new house $14,200.00 Average Income per year $6,900.00 Gas per Gallon 32 cents Average Cost of a new car $2,650.00 Dishwasher$119.95 First Class Stamp: $.05 Walt Disney dies. Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is shown for first time on CBS Pampers create the first disposable Diaper Color Television Sets become popular Ronald Reagan enters politics becoming governor of California Academy Award, Best Picture: The Sound of Music The "Hotties": Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Diana Rigg, Doris Day, Annette Funicello, Barbara Feldon, Jane Fonda 10 Top-Rated TV Series in 1966 1. Bonanza NBC 2. The Red Skelton Hour CBS 3. The Andy Griffith Show CBS 4. The Lucy Show CBS 5. The Jackie Gleason Show CBS 6. Green Acres CBS 7. Daktari CBS 8. Bewitched ABC 9. The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 10. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. CBS Nerd News:  AstroTurf was first used in Houston's Astro Dome.  The 8-track was a new-fangeled option on many Ford cars. CBS backs out of plans to broadcast Psycho, deeming the movie too violent for at-home viewing. Science: Insulin is first synthesized in China. MIT biochemist Har Khorana finishes deciphering the DNA code. The Food and Drug Administration declares "the Pill" safe for human use. Most Popular Christmas Presents: Spirograph, Twister, Barrel Of Monkeys, Crazy Maze, View-Master* with TV themed reels Sports  World Series Champions: Baltimore Orioles  NFL Champions: Green Bay Packers  AFL Champions: Kansas City Chiefs  NBA Champions: Boston Celtics  Stanley Cup Champs: Montreal Canadiens  U.S. Open Golf: Billy Casper  U.S. Tennis (Men/Ladies) : Fred Stolle/Maria Bueno  Wimbledon (Men/Women): Manuel Santana/Billie Jean King  NCAA Football Champions: Michigan State & Notre Dame  NCAA Basketball Champions: Texas Western  Kentucky Derby: Kauai King  World Cup (Soccer): England


To "MForce" For The FTF !

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)