And I canât be the only one. The length of major league games is growing at a time when Americaâs collective attention span is contracting. According to an article by James Wagner in The Washington Post this past week, the average game 40 years ago was 2 hours 30 minutes.
On 5 October 2017, a false story announcing actor Morgan Freeman had died at the age of 80 began spreading on Facebook and Twitter: legendary actor morgan freeman dead at age 80 Morgan Freeman passed away in his Charleston, Mississippi home early this morning, according to his representatives. An investigation is underway, however the coroner stated his death was likely of ânatural causes.â
Prison time. In 1946, Morgan beat to death the husband of his 32-year-old girlfriend and buried the body in a shallow grave. While awaiting trial, he escaped using the identification papers of a fellow inmate awaiting transfer to a forestry camp. He was recaptured and sentenced to 9 years at San Quentin State Prison.