Sunday, October 18, 2026Est. 2026. Most of what's in here is older.
Don't fix it if it ain't broke

Broke or Not? / No. 24

Card No. 24

Sunday, October 18, 2026. This is today's card. Play it first, the answers are below.

The answers

  1. Since 1898

    A ban on cars on Michigan's Mackinac Island

    Still going

    Cars have been banned in the city since 1898 and island-wide since 1901, after carriage drivers said they spooked the horses. Snowmobiles are allowed in winter.

  2. Since 1835

    A streetcar line down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans

    Still going

    The St. Charles line has run since 1835, the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. Most of its cars were built in the 1920s by Perley A. Thomas.

  3. Since 1914

    A paddlewheel steamboat built in Pittsburgh

    Still going

    The Belle of Louisville, built as the Idlewild, still takes passengers on the Ohio River. Its 2026 cruise season started April 5.

  4. Since 1883

    A seafront electric railway in Brighton, England

    Still going

    Volk's Electric Railway opened for its 143rd year on March 28, 2026. Magnus Volk built it in 1883, and it is the oldest operating electric railway in the world.

  5. Since 1974

    Ceefax, pages of text news on BBC television

    Done for 2012

    Switched off at 23:32:19 on October 23, 2012, after 38 years. It was the world's first teletext service, and page 888 carried the subtitles.