Disneyland had a disastrous opening day on July 17, 1955. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, over half the attendee’s got in with counterfeit tickets, a plumbers’ strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over drinking water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Recycled Asphalt
Asphalt pavements are America’s most recycled product. Reclaimed asphalt pavement can be reused to make as high or higher quality pavement the next time. It can be recycled repeatedly and neither the aggregate nor the cement lose utility. – WTF Fun Facts