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Latest revision as of 16:59, 3 July 2024


Better Than News

  • "Wendigo Girls" is a lost episode of the American television series "The Night Stalker" starring Darren McGavin. The episode features guest stars Richard Kiel, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers.

    "Wendigo Girls" is a lost episode of the American television series "The Night Stalker" starring Darren McGavin. The episode features guest stars Richard Kiel, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers.

  • Of Mice and Penguins is a 1939 American superhero film about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of running their own crime gang instead of always working for the Joker.

    Of Mice and Penguins is a 1939 American superhero film about two men, George (Burgess Meredith) and his mentally-challenged partner Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.), trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of running their own crime gang instead of always working for the Joker.

  • Running Skerritt is a 1986 American biographical action comedy film loosely based on the life of Tom Skerritt, starring Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, and Tom Skerritt.

    Running Skerritt is a 1986 American biographical action comedy film loosely based on the life of Tom Skerritt, starring Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, and Tom Skerritt.

  • Pulp Raisins is a 1994 animated musical crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring the California Raisins.

    Pulp Raisins is a 1994 animated musical crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring the California Raisins.

  • "Number '39 Dream" is a song by John Lennon and Queen.

    "Number '39 Dream" is a song by John Lennon and Queen.

Beyond Plausible

  • Software License Violation: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series about a starship (USS Entrerprise) which must fight a series of courtroom battles after conducting a five-year mission using unlicensed proprietary software.

    Software License Violation: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series about a starship (USS Entrerprise) which must fight a series of courtroom battles after conducting a five-year mission using unlicensed proprietary software.

  • "Worth What It's Born to Run For" is a song by Buffalo Springfield and Bruce Springsteen.

    "Worth What It's Born to Run For" is a song by Buffalo Springfield and Bruce Springsteen.

  • Networktown is an American neo-noir thriller drama film about a ruthless entrepreneur (Faye Dunaway) who uses her computer network company to track down "the man with the broken nose".

    Networktown is an American neo-noir thriller drama film about a ruthless entrepreneur (Faye Dunaway) who uses her computer network company to track down "the man with the broken nose".

In Other Words

  • "Floor Vectors" is an episode of the American animated mathematical television series The Simpsons.

    "Floor Vectors" is an episode of the American animated mathematical television series The Simpsons.

  • Armageddon Hard is a 1998 American planetary catastrophe heist film about a New York City detective (Bruce Willis) who must stop a rogue splinter asteroid (99942 Apophis-B) from destroying the earth.

    Armageddon Hard is a 1998 American planetary catastrophe heist film about a New York City detective (Bruce Willis) who must stop a rogue splinter asteroid (99942 Apophis-B) from destroying the earth.

  • "Rooster Cogburn/Admiral Halsey", often simply "Rooster Cogburn", is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their lost album Arm.

    "Rooster Cogburn/Admiral Halsey", often simply "Rooster Cogburn", is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their lost album Arm.

  • Roommates is a 2022 comedy documentary film about root vegetables and their living arrangements.

    Roommates is a 2022 comedy documentary film about root vegetables and their living arrangements.

Are You Sure

... that Blue Peacock was a British tactical nuclear weapon project in the 1950s which designed and built ten-kiloton nuclear mines for deployment in Germany; that cold weather presented technical challenges; and that live chickens were proposed as a heating system: the chickens would be sealed inside the casing, with a supply of food and water, remaining alive for a week or so, with the chickens' body heat keeping the mine's components at a working temperature?

... that "A Devil Sold Fruit" is an anagram of "David Otis Fuller"?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1732: Astronomer, freemason, and writer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande born. As a lecturer and writer Lalande will help popularize astronomy. His planetary tables will be the best available up to the end of the 18th century.

    1732: Astronomer, freemason, and writer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande born. As a lecturer and writer Lalande will help popularize astronomy. His planetary tables will be the best available up to the end of the 18th century.

  • 1801: Astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.

    1801: Astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.

  • 1812: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke born. He will explore the physics of electricity, and be known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

    1812: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke born. He will explore the physics of electricity, and be known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

  • 1931: Physicist and academic Tullio Regge born. He and G. Ponzano will develop a quantum version of Regge calculus in three space-time dimensions now known as the Ponzano-Regge model; this will be the first of a whole series of state sum models for quantum gravity known as spin foam models.

    1931: Physicist and academic Tullio Regge born. He and G. Ponzano will develop a quantum version of Regge calculus in three space-time dimensions now known as the Ponzano-Regge model; this will be the first of a whole series of state sum models for quantum gravity known as spin foam models.

  • 1958: EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, is shut down, having been superseded by EDSAC 2.

    1958: EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, is shut down, having been superseded by EDSAC 2.

Topic of the Day

Condoms

  • Talking Condoms is a brand of novelty condoms. When the foil packet is opened, it plays a pre-recorded message.

    Talking Condoms is a brand of novelty condoms. When the foil packet is opened, it plays a pre-recorded message.

  • Kondom Kingdom is an American retail condom franchise.

    Kondom Kingdom is an American retail condom franchise.

  • The Condom Olympics are the leading international condom sporting events.

    The Condom Olympics are the leading international condom sporting events.

  • Always wear a condom while chiseling a mortice and tenon.

    Always wear a condom while chiseling a mortice and tenon.

  • Cracker Jacks with condom prize inside.

    Cracker Jacks with condom prize inside.

  • Prophylacticon 2000.

    Prophylacticon 2000.

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