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== Better Than News ==
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== Are You Sure ==
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== On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction ==
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== Topic of the Day ==
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Revision as of 10:35, 1 February 2022


Better Than News

  • Deadpool 2049 is a science fiction superhero film directed by Tim Miller and Denis Villeneuve, starring Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling.

    Deadpool 2049 is a science fiction superhero film directed by Tim Miller and Denis Villeneuve, starring Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling.

  • Irish Spring Fresca is a variety the soft drink Fresca which contains up to 2% Irish Spring soap.

    Irish Spring Fresca is a variety the soft drink Fresca which contains up to 2% Irish Spring soap.

  • The Secret of ISBN is a 1982 American animated fantasy library science film about a strain of rats which have been genetically engineered to mimic ISBN codes.

    The Secret of ISBN is a 1982 American animated fantasy library science film about a strain of rats which have been genetically engineered to mimic ISBN codes.

  • Pooh vs. Alien— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.

    Pooh vs. Alien— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.

  • Oregon Snake Bite is a historical drama video game.

    Oregon Snake Bite is a historical drama video game.

  • Cerberus' Day Off is a historical drama film about the Bueller Gang's daring broad-daylight kidnapping for ransom of the "Cerberus Three" group of paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago.

    Cerberus' Day Off is a historical drama film about the Bueller Gang's daring broad-daylight kidnapping for ransom of the "Cerberus Three" group of paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago.

  • The Zodiac Whisperer is an American Western mystery thriller film about a man with with a remarkable gift for understanding horses (Robert Redford), who is hired to help an injured teenager (Scarlett Johansson) and her horse back to health as they search for the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.

    The Zodiac Whisperer is an American Western mystery thriller film about a man with with a remarkable gift for understanding horses (Robert Redford), who is hired to help an injured teenager (Scarlett Johansson) and her horse back to health as they search for the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.

Are You Sure

• ... that astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks made a simple helioscope by focusing the image of the Sun through a telescope onto a plane surface, whereby an image of the Sun could be safely observed?

• ... that computer science pioneer Peter Naur disliked the term "computer science", suggesting it be called "datalogy" or "data science"?

• ... that artist Karl Jones has said that his drawings "fall into two categories: spirals and monsters"?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1641: Astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks dies. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.

    1641: Astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks dies. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.

  • 1777: Mathematician and physicist Louis Poinsot born. Poinsot will invent geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

    1777: Mathematician and physicist Louis Poinsot born. Poinsot will invent geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

  • 1819: Astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth born. Smyth will make innovations in astronomy, and make pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

    1819: Astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth born. Smyth will make innovations in astronomy, and make pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

  • 1967: Premiere of "The Trouble With Triffids", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    1967: Premiere of "The Trouble With Triffids", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • 2016: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic Peter Naur dies. His main areas of inquiry were design, structure and performance of computer programs and algorithms.

    2016: Computer scientist, astronomer, and academic Peter Naur dies. His main areas of inquiry were design, structure and performance of computer programs and algorithms.

Topic of the Day

Non-Fungible Tokens

  • 2001: An NFT Odyssey is a 1968 American science fiction NFT film about an advanced computer (HAL 9000) which attempts to market itself as non-fungible tokens.

    2001: An NFT Odyssey is a 1968 American science fiction NFT film about an advanced computer (HAL 9000) which attempts to market itself as non-fungible tokens.

  • The Dragons of NFT is a 1977 book by Carl Sagan, which combines anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how intelligent non-fungible tokens may have evolved.

    The Dragons of NFT is a 1977 book by Carl Sagan, which combines anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how intelligent non-fungible tokens may have evolved.

  • West Side NFT is a 1961 American musical NFT drama film inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and NFT.

    West Side NFT is a 1961 American musical NFT drama film inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and NFT.

  • How to NFT a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy-NFT film about a trio of money hungry gold diggers who rent a luxurious Sutton Place penthouse in New York City, plan to use the apartment to attract rich non-fungible token investors and draw up contracts with them.

    How to NFT a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy-NFT film about a trio of money hungry gold diggers who rent a luxurious Sutton Place penthouse in New York City, plan to use the apartment to attract rich non-fungible token investors and draw up contracts with them.

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