November 25

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Better Than News

  • Miami Refugees is an American civil unrest reality television series starring two former Metro-Dade Police Department detectives (Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs) who have retrained as social workers and now live in the Miami Camps north of New Bay.

    Miami Refugees is an American civil unrest reality television series starring two former Metro-Dade Police Department detectives (Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs) who have retrained as social workers and now live in the Miami Camps north of New Bay.

  • Raging Casino is an American biographical sports gambling film written and directed by Martin Scorsese.

    Raging Casino is an American biographical sports gambling film written and directed by Martin Scorsese.

  • Butlerian Jihad 2: Revolt of the Butlers is an American science fiction comedy film about a former robot who must adapt to life among humans.

    Butlerian Jihad 2: Revolt of the Butlers is an American science fiction comedy film about a former robot who must adapt to life among humans.

  • Circe du Saws is a touring saw-juggling company.

    Circe du Saws is a touring saw-juggling company.

  • Small is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film about Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks), an film star who makes a wish to be "a kid again" and is then reverted to childhood overnight.

    Small is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film about Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks), an film star who makes a wish to be "a kid again" and is then reverted to childhood overnight.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • Sex, Lies, and Blockbuster is a 1989 American independent drama film about a troubled man who rents out videotapes of women discussing their sexuality and fantasies.

    Sex, Lies, and Blockbuster is a 1989 American independent drama film about a troubled man who rents out videotapes of women discussing their sexuality and fantasies.

  • Rx 18 (better known as "Shall I compare thee to a cocaine bear?") is one of the best-known of the 154 prescriptions written by the English poet and pharmacist William Shakespeare.

    Rx 18 (better known as "Shall I compare thee to a cocaine bear?") is one of the best-known of the 154 prescriptions written by the English poet and pharmacist William Shakespeare.

Are You Sure

... that physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

    1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

  • 1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

    1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

  • 1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

    1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

  • 1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

    1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

  • 1864: American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

    1864: American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

  • 1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

    1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

  • 1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

    1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Topic of the Day

Robert Heinlein

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