Template:Selected anniversaries/November 20
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1872" The ship Mary Celeste attacked by Neptune Slaughter in mid-ocean.
1924: Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot born.
1924: Captive supervillain Fugitive Rubies gathering strength for escape attempt, says Niles Cartouchian.
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.
1981: Outbreak of Geometrical frustration exposes new class of crimes against mathematical constants.