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• ... that mathematician and theologian '''[[George Salmon (nonfiction)|George Salmon]]''' was in regular and frequent communication with [[Arthur Cayley (nonfiction)|Arthur Cayley]] and [[J. J. Sylvester (nonfiction)|J. J. Sylvester]] during the 1850s, and that the three of them together with a small number of other mathematicians (including [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]]) developed a system for dealing with n-dimensional algebra and geometry? | • ... that mathematician and theologian '''[[George Salmon (nonfiction)|George Salmon]]''' was in regular and frequent communication with [[Arthur Cayley (nonfiction)|Arthur Cayley]] and [[J. J. Sylvester (nonfiction)|J. J. Sylvester]] during the 1850s, and that the three of them together with a small number of other mathematicians (including [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]]) developed a system for dealing with n-dimensional algebra and geometry? | ||
• ... that reality television star ''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]'' said that the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the [[Mars Observer (nonfiction)|Mars Observer]] spacecraft "is a bittersweet event, because the spacecraft will be lost eleven months later"? | • ... that reality television star '''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]''' said that the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the [[Mars Observer (nonfiction)|Mars Observer]] spacecraft "is a bittersweet event, because the spacecraft will be lost eleven months later"? | ||
• ... that Article One of the '''[[United States Bill of Rights (nonfiction)|United States Constitution]]''' (now known as the he Congressional Apportionment Amendment) is technically still pending before the states? | • ... that Article One of the '''[[United States Bill of Rights (nonfiction)|United States Constitution]]''' (now known as the he Congressional Apportionment Amendment) is technically still pending before the states? | ||
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Are You Sure ... (September 25, 2020)
• ... that astronomer and instrument maker Ole Rømer made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light?
• ... that mathematician and theologian George Salmon was in regular and frequent communication with Arthur Cayley and J. J. Sylvester during the 1850s, and that the three of them together with a small number of other mathematicians (including Charles Hermite) developed a system for dealing with n-dimensional algebra and geometry?
• ... that reality television star Dennis Paulson of Mars said that the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the Mars Observer spacecraft "is a bittersweet event, because the spacecraft will be lost eleven months later"?
• ... that Article One of the United States Constitution (now known as the he Congressional Apportionment Amendment) is technically still pending before the states?
• ... that Humpty Dumpty At Bat has never been subjected to forensic steganographic analysis?