Articles in the History Category

Fictional Characters with Names You Did Not Know They Had …
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Posted in History on 9 March 2012
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Here’s your Time-Killer Quiz of the Day … Name names for: 1. The Comic Book Guy on The Simpsons has a name? (in theory, he has two, a name given by the writers and the name that Matt Groening though of but never revealed). 2. Barbie’s full name? Ken’s last name? 3.Cap’n Crunch’s full name? […]

Sears Owner Softens Stressful Year By Buying $40 Million Dollar House …
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Posted in History on 7 March 2012
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Edward Lampert is buying a sprawling estate on a semi-private island. The billionaire hedge fund manager and chairman of Sears Holdings Corp. is reportedly set to close on a $40 million estate with seven bedrooms and Versailles-style reflection pools on Indian Creek Island, north of Miami. Looks like he will have to take a helicopter […]

2011 Tsunami Ocean Flow Pattern Animation
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Posted in History on 2 March 2012
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Amazing and scary animation of the massive ocean flow from last year’s Japan’s earthquake … and the “rebound” wave from as far as Cape Horn back to Japan.

Good Morning Blue Marble – Leap Day!
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Posted in History on 29 February 2012
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Apollo 10 Earthrise footage set to Thus Spake Zarathustra

See Washington DC Like a VIP – VIP Tours FREE!
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Posted in History on 28 February 2012
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Technically, you have already paid for it so why not take advantage of it. 🙂 If you’re planning on going to Washington DC (or maybe this should convince you to stop by – um, it’s historical)! You can get free VIP tours to: The White House The Capital The Bureau of Engraving and Printing The […]

Amber with Dinosaur Feather Embedded: Jurassic Park, Here We Go!
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Posted in History on 25 February 2012
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Okay, we can’t really re-create dinosaurs from extracted DNA in amber but fun to believe … More cool pics at Wired.com. There is talk of trying it with ostrich eggs. This should end well. 🙂 Much less scary – soon we’ll be able to print 3D dinosaur bones …

Happy President’s Day!
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Posted in History on 20 February 2012
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Other than discharging firearms and shopping, it’s not a huge deal. 🙂 Okay, I might be making up the first thing – kidding! Because everyday is random firearm discharging day in America … That’s for all the non-America readers. 🙂 We also shout YIPPEE-KI-A … But here’s some fun trivia … believe it or not, […]

Every Steve Jobs Online Video Gathered Together …
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Posted in Apple, History, Internet on 18 February 2012
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Every Steve Jobs video that is available online is gathered by Chill.com on one page …

Ship Evacuation: Women & Children First?
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Posted in History on 13 February 2012
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Well, apparently it’s not the legal law nor does the Captain have to go down with the ship but if you rush pell-mell knocking down children, women and men (especially if you’re the Captain) – you have some ‘splaining to do plus the whole living with yourself the rest of your life thing …

Mater (Original Latin Usage) 1575 AD – That’s Funny Right There
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Posted in History, Internet on 11 February 2012
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Mater as a word has been around longer than you think … Okay, we can probably go out on a limb* and say that from 1575 to 2005, it’s usage was probably pretty much used as such … Or attached to the back of “Alma” as in “Alma Mater.” (Maa-ter) … Google’s info DB only […]