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File:Benoit Mandelbrot.jpg|link=Benoit Mandelbrot (nonfiction)|1924: Mathematician [[Benoit Mandelbrot (nonfiction)|Benoit Mandelbrot]] born. | File:Benoit Mandelbrot.jpg|link=Benoit Mandelbrot (nonfiction)|1924: Mathematician [[Benoit Mandelbrot (nonfiction)|Benoit Mandelbrot]] born. | ||
File:Lake_Peigneur.jpg|link=Lake Peigneur (nonfiction)|1980: [[Lake Peigneur (nonfiction)|Lake Peigneur]] drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. | |||
File:Gnotilus-fighting-Heracles.jpg|link=Gnotilus|Supervillain [[Gnotilus]] declares war on [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Golden ratio]]. | File:Gnotilus-fighting-Heracles.jpg|link=Gnotilus|Supervillain [[Gnotilus]] declares war on [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Golden ratio]]. | ||
File:Ostomachion.svg|link=Ostomachion (nonfiction)|[[Ostomachion (nonfiction)|Ostomachion]] announces that it no longer has time for games. | File:Ostomachion.svg|link=Ostomachion (nonfiction)|[[Ostomachion (nonfiction)|Ostomachion]] announces that it no longer has time for games. |
Revision as of 18:23, 6 February 2017
1924: Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot born.
1980: Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.
Supervillain Gnotilus declares war on Golden ratio.
Ostomachion announces that it no longer has time for games.
Albert Saskatoonian goes to sea.
"Leipzig University should include me in seal," says Friedrich Nietzsche.
Artist-Engineer Don Tasmian designs new scrying engine in effort to save Albert Saskatoonian.
The ship Mary Celeste attacked by Neptune Slaughter in mid-ocean.
Wow! signal not content with previous accomplishments, seeks new challenges.
Rubric accused of "sin of pride" for calling attention to itself.
Captive supervillain Fugitive Rubies gathering strength for escape attempt, says Niles Cartouchian.
Dysprosium Titanate commissions Fabergé egg; may be trap for Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny.