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1601: Mathematician Robert Fludd uses Gnomon algorithm to fight crimes against mathematical constants.
1960: Tony Hoare invents quicksort routine which reduces the effects of crimes against mathematical constants.
1964: Saccharomyces cerevisiae spontaneously generates new class of crimes against mathematical constants.
1966: Bomb recovered from Palomera generates flock of carnivorous dirigibles.
2009: John Hoyland's stolen masterpiece Lebanon recovered using Tony Hoare's quicksort routine.

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 File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1960: [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] invents quicksort routine which reduces the effects of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
 File:Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_culture.jpg|1964: ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' spontaneously generates new class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
+File:Palomares H-Bomb airships.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Bomb recovered from Palomera]] generates flock of [[carnivorous dirigibles]].
 File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|2009: [[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] stolen masterpiece ''Lebanon'' recovered using [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]]'s quicksort routine.
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