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1970: The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous “exploding whale” incident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding%20Whale#Oregon
1980: The NASA space probe Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager%201
@neilnjae @gaiwecoor I was going to suggest Sleeping Gods, but you beat me to it. A good campaign game with hours of play. I expect to get Distant Skies next year.
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1572: Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho%20Brahe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN%201572
@ayo Just wait till you get to the harder airports. It gets brutal. :blobsmilehappyeyes:
@hannibal2000 My favorite Trek character! All episodes with him in it are the best! (except for the last one)
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1861: Robert T. A. Innes born
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20T.%20A.%20Innes
1983: Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%201.0
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1934: Astronomer Carl Sagan born
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Sagan
1994: The chemical element darmstadium is discovered
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/darmstadium
@marcus Just curious what amazes you about manjaro over arch. Personally I like that they hold back packages for extra testing.
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1656: Edmund Halley born
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund%20Halley
1895: While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Rontgen discovers X-rays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm%20Rontgen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-rays
@AnotherJen Thank you. I needed that.
He didn't, but that's besides the point.
@a Here's a handy link: https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/pr/26.html
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1492: The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensisheim_meteorite
1857: Marie Curie born https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
@mighty_orbot Thank you. I'll give them a try.
A loved one is self harming. Can someone recommend a good resource for me?
#ThisDayInScience 1981: Black footed ferret rediscovered (previously thought extinct)
Stop the world. I want to get off.
This is a really good thread on octopuses! Enjoy!
#ThisDayInScience Soviets launch the dog Liaka into space.
#ThisDayInScience 1988 The first computer worm, the Morris Worm.
@AnotherJen Jen as a catgirl! Nekojen!
