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Take Slip·Oct 22, 2015·Serial
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Ray Nagin spent New Orleans' electricity budget on drive-through daiquiris and bribes

The Superdome lights burned out because the city of New Orleans hadn't paid their bills. Former Mayor Ray Nagin had spent the entire city's electricity budget on drive-through daiquiris and bribes.

Ray Nagin was indeed convicted of corruption charges (bribery, fraud, money laundering) in 2014. The Super Bowl blackout was actually caused by a relay device, not unpaid bills. The daiquiri detail is embellishment but the corruption charge is real.
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Take Slip·Oct 22, 2015·Serial
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Flacco disappeared for 15 minutes during the Super Bowl blackout and no one can account for his whereabouts

When asked what he was doing during the half-hour break, Flacco says he doesn't recall, and that he was probably just hanging out with friends and stuff. But that doesn't really check out when you dig into it, especially when you consider that there was about 15 minutes of game time where Flacco disappeared, no stats at all, and no one can account for his whereabouts.

Satirical conspiracy theory treating the Super Bowl XLVII blackout as a mystery and Flacco's poor second half as evidence of suspicious activity. Presented in the style of the Serial podcast.