When CNN went on the air, founder Ted Turner said: “Barring satellite problems, we won’t be signing off until the world ends.”
Apparently there’s an actual file in CNN’s video bank called “TURNER DOOMSDAY VIDEO.”
The video shows a band playing “Nearer, My God to Thee.” Then the screen goes black and, apparently, we all die.
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