July 21

From Gnomon Chronicles
Found a dime in the park.

Better Than News

Beyond Plausible

  • The Eagle Has Tweeted is a 1975 novel by Tannery Strophe about a fictional German plot to impersonate Winston Churchill on Twitter near the end of the Second World War.

    The Eagle Has Tweeted is a 1975 novel by Tannery Strophe about a fictional German plot to impersonate Winston Churchill on Twitter near the end of the Second World War.

  • The Pills are Everywhere is a pharmaceutical industry public service advertising campaign promoting pharmaceutical drugs.

    The Pills are Everywhere is a pharmaceutical industry public service advertising campaign promoting pharmaceutical drugs.

In Other Words

  • "Legend of an FBI" (better known as "J. Edgar Hoover's Dead") is a song by the British rock band and private detective agency the Moody Blues.

    "Legend of an FBI" (better known as "J. Edgar Hoover's Dead") is a song by the British rock band and private detective agency the Moody Blues.

Are You Sure

... that academic and philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village"?

... that Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a trade name for a downloadable user-reprogrammable cologne known for its distinctive automobile design, which has an unusual feature: two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve; and that, when activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of non-Euclidean cologne?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1810: Chemist and physicist Henri Victor Regnault born. He will be an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s.

    1810: Chemist and physicist Henri Victor Regnault born. He will be an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s.

  • 1911: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan born. He will coin the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

    1911: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan born. He will coin the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

  • 1966: Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 recovered after a 70-hour mission that included docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.

    1966: Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 recovered after a 70-hour mission that included docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.

Topic of the Day

Water

  • Town Without Jetty is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German film about military engineer (Kirk Douglas) who, against his will, must bring about the destruction of a town's Port Authority.

    Town Without Jetty is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German film about military engineer (Kirk Douglas) who, against his will, must bring about the destruction of a town's Port Authority.

  • NOAA is a 2014 post-Biblical drama-science film starring Russell Crowe and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    NOAA is a 2014 post-Biblical drama-science film starring Russell Crowe and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  • Flipper 2049 is a science fiction nature film about a young Fish Runner who discovers a long-buried ichthyological secret which leads him to track down Flipper the Dolphin.

    Flipper 2049 is a science fiction nature film about a young Fish Runner who discovers a long-buried ichthyological secret which leads him to track down Flipper the Dolphin.

  • "The Life Erotic with Steve Zissou" is a research paper on human behavior conducted by [REDACTED] and funded by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere.

    "The Life Erotic with Steve Zissou" is a research paper on human behavior conducted by [REDACTED] and funded by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere.

  • Cape Codd-Neck is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. It has unique structure based on a glass marble which is held against a rubber seal, which sits within a recess. This extraordinary feature is thought to prevent gas in submerged geological chambers from escaping into the sea.

    Cape Codd-Neck is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. It has unique structure based on a glass marble which is held against a rubber seal, which sits within a recess. This extraordinary feature is thought to prevent gas in submerged geological chambers from escaping into the sea.

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