May 15

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Better Than News

Beyond Plausible

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Are You Sure

• ... that the Baily's Beads phenomenon depends upon the irregular shape of the moon's limb; and that astronomer Francis Bailey observed the Beads during an annular eclipse of the sun on 15 May 1836 at Inch Bonney in Roxburghshire; and that Baily's vivid description of the eclipse heralded widespread interest in eclipse expeditions?

• ... that the science fiction horror-romance film Scannery Row is loosely based on the novel of the same name by John Steibeck?

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