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TWO LOCAL FILMMAKING LEGENDS IN ONE FAMILY.
WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR HOUR TOGETHER, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS GOT TIME FOR A LITTLE HISTORY ON "ALMANAC."
LAST WEEK, WE ASKED YOU ABOUT A NOTABLE MOMENT IN MINNESOTA'S ONLINE HISTORY.
THE YEAR WAS 2005.
YOUTUBE WAS BRAND-SPANKING NEW.
AND IT LED TO A CLAIM TO FAME FOR SOMEONE IN OUR ORBIT.
OUR QUESTION FOR YOU: WHAT FORMER "ALMANAC" GUEST -- AND FORMER TPT STAFFER -- CLAIMS TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO SWEAR IN A YOUTUBE VIDEO?
WE GOT ANSWERS.
SOME RIGHT, SOME WRONG.
LET'S START WITH THE WRONG ANSWERS.
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