200 Years old.

[Hobie-Pedaller]

Originally Posted by FlyFishinYakr

.....News media like to sensationalize an event for the purposes of ratings....

THAT'S it right there.

ratings, website hits, etc make more money for the source.
and that is the common motivation for all sensationalized stories/headlines posted all over web & TV these days.

it's all about the money $$$.
MOST all of the writers/reporters these days, could care less about the actual truth or facts, in a story.
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