A variety of interesting tidbits that catch our eye. Human interest stories.
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European Union Progresses Step Closer to Ending Changing Clocks Twice A Year
Not everyone benefits from Daylight Saving Time …
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TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – The Martin Van Buren Fan Clubs
Excellence in Van Burenism …
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Gravitational Waves … Does SMOD Finally Have A Competitor?
Albert Einstein knew about gravitational waves 100 years ago …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – J-E-L-L-Oh, no
Rather than simply accept that people were making Jello salads, why not market to them? …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – Iceberg Aircraft Carrier
His most famous innovation, however, was Pykrete and Project Habakkuk. …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – John Lange
People in the publishing industry were confused …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – The Eye Has It
What does it mean? …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – Ron Broomfield, Gnome
The gnomes of Lincolnshire …
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Sunday Book Reviews – 8/26/18
Wilderness of Mirrors by David C. Martin
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – Paul Schmelzer’s Autographs
Thousands of people can honestly say they have Yoko Ono’s signature …