April 2

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Better Than News

  • "You Make Me Feel Like Busting" is a song by Leo Sayer about Wilhelm Reich and his invention, the cloudbuster.

    "You Make Me Feel Like Busting" is a song by Leo Sayer about Wilhelm Reich and his invention, the cloudbuster.

  • John Wick 2049 is a science fiction crime film directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Keanu Reeves.

    John Wick 2049 is a science fiction crime film directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Keanu Reeves.

  • Indiana Jones and the Valley of the Dolls is a 1966 action-adventure novel by American writer Jacqueline Susann. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1981.

    Indiana Jones and the Valley of the Dolls is a 1966 action-adventure novel by American writer Jacqueline Susann. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1981.

  • Z2 is a 2013 political thriller horror film based on events surrounding the release of [REDACTED] under the Greek Junta and the subsequent spread of a worldwide fascism plague.

    Z2 is a 2013 political thriller horror film based on events surrounding the release of [REDACTED] under the Greek Junta and the subsequent spread of a worldwide fascism plague.

  • Waterworld 2: The Way of Franchise is a 2023 science fiction adventure film about an actor (Kevin Costner) and a film director (James Cameron) who attempt to redeem themselves at sea.

    Waterworld 2: The Way of Franchise is a 2023 science fiction adventure film about an actor (Kevin Costner) and a film director (James Cameron) who attempt to redeem themselves at sea.

  • Cream Soda is a 1988 comedy romance film starring Tom Cruise as a soft drink salesman in search of the ultimate flavor.

    Cream Soda is a 1988 comedy romance film starring Tom Cruise as a soft drink salesman in search of the ultimate flavor.

  • Close Encounters of the Third Reich is a science fiction war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel set during the Battle of Berlin in World War II, when Nazi Germany is on the verge of defeat, which depicts Adolf Hitler's encounter with a UFO.

    Close Encounters of the Third Reich is a science fiction war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel set during the Battle of Berlin in World War II, when Nazi Germany is on the verge of defeat, which depicts Adolf Hitler's encounter with a UFO.

Are You Sure

• ... that in April and May 1979, an unusual anthrax epidemic occurred in Sverdlovsk; that Soviet officials attributed the epidemic to consumption of contaminated meat, but that the actual cause appears to be the escape of an aerosol of anthrax pathogen at a military facility?

• ... that alleged supervillain 1613911531218 shouted a new battle cry — "Be Gay Do Crime!" — at the Battle of Hastings?

• ... that mathematician and checkers player Marion Franklin Tinsley is considered to be the greatest checkers player who ever lived, and that Tinsley was "to checkers what Leonardo da Vinci was to science, what Michelangelo was to art and what Beethoven was to music"?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1618: Mathematician and physicist Francesco Maria Grimaldi born. Grimaldi, along with Riccioli, will investigate the free fall of objects, confirming that the distance of fall was proportional to the square of the time taken.

    1618: Mathematician and physicist Francesco Maria Grimaldi born. Grimaldi, along with Riccioli, will investigate the free fall of objects, confirming that the distance of fall was proportional to the square of the time taken.

  • 1902: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold born. Tschichold will become a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.

    1902: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold born. Tschichold will become a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.

  • 1915: Nuclear physicist Donald J. Hughes born. Hughes will be one of the signers of the Franck Report in June, 1945, recommending that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a weapon to prompt the surrender of Japan in World War II.

    1915: Nuclear physicist Donald J. Hughes born. Hughes will be one of the signers of the Franck Report in June, 1945, recommending that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a weapon to prompt the surrender of Japan in World War II.

  • 1923: Polymath George Spencer-Brown born. Spencer-Brown will write the unorthodox and influential Laws of Form, calling it the "primary algebra" and the "calculus of indications".

    1923: Polymath George Spencer-Brown born. Spencer-Brown will write the unorthodox and influential Laws of Form, calling it the "primary algebra" and the "calculus of indications".

  • 1979: A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing as many as a hundred people. Soviet authorities will cover up the event; all medical records of the victims will be removed in order to hide serious violations of the Biological Weapons Convention.

    1979: A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing as many as a hundred people. Soviet authorities will cover up the event; all medical records of the victims will be removed in order to hide serious violations of the Biological Weapons Convention.

Topic of the Day

Fashion

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