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Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. The Guard then proclaims Caligula’s uncle Claudius as Emperor
1679
King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
1848
California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
1961
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
1978
Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
1990
Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
1990
Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
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The demonstration turnout in Minnesota was surprisingly large until you realize that if only a portion of the illegals had shown up, they could have had millions.
Does it count if you have a demonstration supporting criminals, and all the criminals show up?
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“Order is not a pressure imposed upon society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.”--Ortega y Gasset
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President Trump will personally control the so-called “golden share” that his administration has forced U.S. Steel to accept as part of the terms of a deal that will see the previously private company get acquired by Japan-based Nippon Steel. Is this different from Mamdani and his groceries?
“Order is not a pressure imposed upon society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.”--Ortega y Gasset
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President Trump will personally control the so-called “golden share” that his administration has forced U.S. Steel to accept as part of the terms of a deal that will see the previously private company get acquired by Japan-based Nippon Steel. Is this different from Mamdani and his groceries?
Or is this just a tax by another name?
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Gangs have attacked Guatemalan police after seizing control of three prisons in coordinated riots, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
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Mattel has a new autistic Barbie
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SatStats
There were fewer births in China in 2025 than in 1776
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Greenland held a referendum on 23 February 1982 and voted to leave the European Communities / European Economic Community (EEC) (about 52–53% for leaving).
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Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report has revealed.
Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter.
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Nemacolin laying off 150 emplotyees
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Almost one fifth of government revenues are now used to service foreign loans in Africa
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Walmart now does $100 billion per year in e-commerce sales.
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Spotify is now the #2 provider of audio books behind Audible.
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Americans throw away up to $68 million in coins a year.
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As of the end of 2022, there were more $100 bills than $1 bills in circulation.
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79 of the 100 most expensive U.S. zip codes in 2023 were in California.
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There are more than one billion Cricket fans in the world, but just 2% of them are in the United States.
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When men feel their masculinity is threatened, they are 24 percentage-points more likely to want to buy an SUV. They are also willing to pay $7,320 more than non-threatened men for the same vehicle. Similar vague and goofy numbers: Swearing improves grip strength by 9%, wall sit time by 22%, and plank time by 12%.
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Every culture has a word for black and white. If a culture has a third word for a color, it is always red. If it has a fourth word, it is either yellow or green.
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Gangs have attacked Guatemalan police after seizing control of three prisons in coordinated riots, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
***
Mattel has a new autistic Barbie
***
SatStats
There were fewer births in China in 2025 than in 1776
*
Greenland held a referendum on 23 February 1982 and voted to leave the European Communities / European Economic Community (EEC) (about 52–53% for leaving).
*
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report has revealed.
Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter.
*
Nemacolin laying off 150 emplotyees
*
Almost one fifth of government revenues are now used to service foreign loans in Africa
*
Walmart now does $100 billion per year in e-commerce sales.
*
Spotify is now the #2 provider of audio books behind Audible.
*
Americans throw away up to $68 million in coins a year.
*
As of the end of 2022, there were more $100 bills than $1 bills in circulation.
*
79 of the 100 most expensive U.S. zip codes in 2023 were in California.
*
There are more than one billion Cricket fans in the world, but just 2% of them are in the United States.
*
When men feel their masculinity is threatened, they are 24 percentage-points more likely to want to buy an SUV. They are also willing to pay $7,320 more than non-threatened men for the same vehicle. Similar vague and goofy numbers: Swearing improves grip strength by 9%, wall sit time by 22%, and plank time by 12%.
*
Every culture has a word for black and white. If a culture has a third word for a color, it is always red. If it has a fourth word, it is either yellow or green.
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