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Latest revision as of 07:43, 2 September 2024

Ely churches (5 September 2023).

Better Than News

  • Gone in Sixty Minutes is an hour-long American action heist news program hosted by Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.

    Gone in Sixty Minutes is an hour-long American action heist news program hosted by Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.

  • Touch of Dekalog is a religious noir crime drama television miniseries inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments.

    Touch of Dekalog is a religious noir crime drama television miniseries inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments.

  • Willy Wonka and the Ministry of Information is a dystopian science fiction musical noir fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton, starring Jonathan Pryce and Johnny Depp.

    Willy Wonka and the Ministry of Information is a dystopian science fiction musical noir fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton, starring Jonathan Pryce and Johnny Depp.

  • Planet of the Topps is a 1968 American science fiction comedy film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston.

    Planet of the Topps is a 1968 American science fiction comedy film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston.

  • "Sing Out of Tune Among Birds" is a lost song by Peter and Gordon.

    "Sing Out of Tune Among Birds" is a lost song by Peter and Gordon.

  • Dial Q for Quetzalcoatl is a 1954 American horror crime thriller film about a petty swindler who plans to murder his wife with the help of a mysterious winged monster.

    Dial Q for Quetzalcoatl is a 1954 American horror crime thriller film about a petty swindler who plans to murder his wife with the help of a mysterious winged monster.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • A Möbius bacon strip is any of a family of meat-based mathematical functions with only one fatty side (when embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean frying pan) and only one meaty curve.

    A Möbius bacon strip is any of a family of meat-based mathematical functions with only one fatty side (when embedded in three-dimensional Euclidean frying pan) and only one meaty curve.

Are You Sure

... that theologian, natural philosopher, and diplomat Henry Oldenburg was one of the foremost intelligencers of Europe of the seventeenth century, and the creator of scientific peer review?

... that Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1) has referred to during lecture tours as "First Among Equals, and not First in a Series"?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1575: Mathematician Federico Commandino born. He will gain fame for his central role as translator of works of ancient mathematicians.

    1575: Mathematician Federico Commandino born. He will gain fame for his central role as translator of works of ancient mathematicians.

  • 1677: Theologian, natural philosopher, and diplomat Henry Oldenburg dies. He was one of the foremost intelligencers of Europe of the seventeenth century, and the creator of scientific peer review.

    1677: Theologian, natural philosopher, and diplomat Henry Oldenburg dies. He was one of the foremost intelligencers of Europe of the seventeenth century, and the creator of scientific peer review.

  • 1725: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla born. His deep interest in history of mathematics will become apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

    1725: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla born. His deep interest in history of mathematics will become apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

  • 1947: Advances in dynastic cellular automata theory reveal new members of Bernoulli family.

    1947: Advances in dynastic cellular automata theory reveal new members of Bernoulli family.

  • 1948: Physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman dies. He made important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.

    1948: Physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman dies. He made important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.

  • 1977: Voyager 1 spacecraft launches. It will visit Jupiter, Saturn, and Saturn's large moon Titan.

    1977: Voyager 1 spacecraft launches. It will visit Jupiter, Saturn, and Saturn's large moon Titan.

Topic of the Day

Twitter

  • The Adventures of Baron Tweethausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German social media influencer Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman twitter accounts.

    The Adventures of Baron Tweethausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German social media influencer Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman twitter accounts.

  • "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Tweet" is a 1957 folk song written by British social media singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various social media singers and became a major online hit for Roberta Flack in 1972.

    "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Tweet" is a 1957 folk song written by British social media singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various social media singers and became a major online hit for Roberta Flack in 1972.

  • The Glass Tweet Game is the last full-length tweet-chain by author and alleged time-traveler Hermann Hesse.

    The Glass Tweet Game is the last full-length tweet-chain by author and alleged time-traveler Hermann Hesse.

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