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Better Than News

  • Raging Boss is a documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese about legendary American musician Bruce Springsteen.

    Raging Boss is a documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese about legendary American musician Bruce Springsteen.

  • Skyball is a British spy film starring Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as two time-travelling MI6 agents in different timelines, each tasked with killing the other.

    Skyball is a British spy film starring Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as two time-travelling MI6 agents in different timelines, each tasked with killing the other.

  • Naked Launch is a 1959 space exploration manual and cookbook by writer and firearms enthusiast William S. Burroughs.

    Naked Launch is a 1959 space exploration manual and cookbook by writer and firearms enthusiast William S. Burroughs.

  • "Massa's in de Coal Coal Ground" is a song about the coal industry by Stephen Foster 1.1.

    "Massa's in de Coal Coal Ground" is a song about the coal industry by Stephen Foster 1.1.

  • The Horn-Swoggling of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film involving adult temper tantrums and irresponsible handgun discharge.

    The Horn-Swoggling of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film involving adult temper tantrums and irresponsible handgun discharge.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • The Minority Elite is an American action thriller science fiction film directed by Sam Peckinpah and Steven Spielberg and starring James Caan and Tom Cruise. Based on a short story by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    The Minority Elite is an American action thriller science fiction film directed by Sam Peckinpah and Steven Spielberg and starring James Caan and Tom Cruise. Based on a short story by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

Are You Sure

... that inventor Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine was a predecessor to the modern digital computer?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1785: Lawyer, translator, and inventor Per Georg Scheutz born. He will invent the Scheutzian calculation engine, based on Charles Babbage's difference engine.

    1785: Lawyer, translator, and inventor Per Georg Scheutz born. He will invent the Scheutzian calculation engine, based on Charles Babbage's difference engine.

  • 1877: Mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier dies. He predicted the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.

    1877: Mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier dies. He predicted the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.

  • 1884: Patent filed for Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine. Hollerith's machines will be used in the 1890 US Census and in 1924 he and others will form the company that will become IBM.

    1884: Patent filed for Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine. Hollerith's machines will be used in the 1890 US Census and in 1924 he and others will form the company that will become IBM.

  • 1915: Physicist and academic Clifford Shull born. He will share the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics with Bertram Brockhouse for the development of the neutron scattering technique.

    1915: Physicist and academic Clifford Shull born. He will share the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics with Bertram Brockhouse for the development of the neutron scattering technique.

  • 1938: Mathematician and engineer Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne dies. He founded the field of nomography, the graphic computation of algebraic equations, on charts which he called nomograms.

    1938: Mathematician and engineer Philbert Maurice d’Ocagne dies. He founded the field of nomography, the graphic computation of algebraic equations, on charts which he called nomograms.

Topic of the Day

Cannabis

  • The Bong Supremacy is a 2004 American action-comedy film about a former CIA assassin (Matt Damon) suffering from cannabis amnesia.

    The Bong Supremacy is a 2004 American action-comedy film about a former CIA assassin (Matt Damon) suffering from cannabis amnesia.

  • Indiana Blunt and the Jungle of Weed is a stoner comedy adventure film starring Harrison Ford and Emily Blunt.

    Indiana Blunt and the Jungle of Weed is a stoner comedy adventure film starring Harrison Ford and Emily Blunt.

  • Sativa Claus, also known as Father Weed, Saint Highness, Saint Herb, Kris Kannabis, or simply Sativa, is a legendary plant originating in Western Christian culture which is said to bring gifts on Christmas Eve of dried flower buds and edibles to well-behaved adults, and either coal tar or nothing to naughty adults. He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who grow the plants in his greenhouse at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air.

    Sativa Claus, also known as Father Weed, Saint Highness, Saint Herb, Kris Kannabis, or simply Sativa, is a legendary plant originating in Western Christian culture which is said to bring gifts on Christmas Eve of dried flower buds and edibles to well-behaved adults, and either coal tar or nothing to naughty adults. He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who grow the plants in his greenhouse at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air.

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