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Flyers 8-Game Win Streak vs. Pittsburgh: By the Numbers

4/6/2015

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As most of you are aware, the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins went to battle with our Philadelphia Flyers and emerged victorious was October 17, 2013. I thought it would be fun to take a look at the way life was back then, a whole 536 days ago, compared to how they are now.
Average Price of Gas
October 2013: $3.34
April 2015: $2.39
Who would have thought the numbers would trend in this direction?

#1 Single:
October 2013: Lorde - Royals
April 2015: Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
The Royals are a team that plays in Kansas City. The Penguins are a team that almost moved to Kansas City due to dwindling fan support. Good thing Lorde has enough fans to stay relevant!

#1 Movie:
October 2013: Gravity
April 2015: Furious 7
Gravity cleaned up at the Oscars, winning 7 awards. 7 is almost as high as the number 8, which is the number of consecutive games the Flyers have beat the Penguins in.

Tonight Show Host:
October 2013: Jay Leno
April 2015: Jimmy Fallon
Fallon brought Philadelphia's own The Roots along to be the house band.

October 17, 2013 in history: Giant George passes away. George was the world's largest dog, a great dane to be exact.

U.S. President:
October 2013: Barack Obama
April 2015: Barack Obama
Back in 2013 we had a 5 year pro in president Obama, today he is in his 7th year. Once he concludes his presidency in January of 2017 he'll have served for eight years. The Penguins know a thing or two about getting served! 

Speed Limit on the PA Turnpike:
October 2013: 65 MPH
April 2015: 70 MPH
All the faster to carry you east.

Unemployment rate in Pittsburgh:
October 2013: 6.5%
April 2015: 5.9%
Sadly there are no more jobs left for arena football players, as the Pittsburgh Power up and left town this season like most other residents.

U.S. Population:
October 2013: 316,130,000
April 2015: 319,180,000

Hope you enjoyed this fun little look at history. 

-Ben Lebo
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