Remembering Jim Lovell; societal collapse; scientific fraud; stolen Labubus; The Lone Ranger Atom Bomb Ring; poppy seed dangers; Fed troops take over DC?
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Remembering Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander. (Video)
She ate a poppy seed salad. Child services took her baby. Those “everything” chopped salads from Costco can be dangerous.
The nation’s capital waits for Trump’s next move as a federal takeover threat looms. But the law enforcement surge to take control of the District of Columbia’s streets did not appear to unfold on schedule. A two-hour city tour, starting around 1 a.m. Friday, revealed no overt or visible law enforcement presence other than members of the Metropolitan Police Department, the city’s police force. TACO Trump strikes again? (Video)
Well, this is cheerful: ‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse. An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilization argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished.
But then, what can you believe? Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds. Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers.
This should make it all better: Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the U.S. the world leader in research and development.
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Of course he did.
Ah, the good old days: The Lone Ranger Atom Bomb Ring Spinthariscope (1947-Early 1950s). Yes, really.
$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store. Is nothing sacred?
Cities hope to attract more police officers by cutting education requirements. Yeah, that should work.
Florida man removes 87 Burmese pythons from Everglades, wins $1,000.
Quote of the Day:
Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.
--Steve Wozniak (Wikipedia link)
(More Steve Wozniak quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Annual Medical Checkup Day, Global Kinetic Sand Day, Hip Hop Celebration Day, Ingersoll Day, National Align Your Teeth Day, National Face Mask Day, National Panini Day, National Raspberry Bombe Day, National Raspberry Tart Day, National Son’s and Daughter’s Day, Play in the Sand Day, Presidential Joke Day, Son and Daughter Day, Victory Day, and World Steelpan Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
1992 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opened, at the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.
1991 – Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiered on the channel.
1988 – A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminated in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, joked while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. (Video)
1973 – At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosted a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrated a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performed a new style of vocal performance called rapping. (Video)
1973 – George Lucas’ “American Graffiti” was released in the US. (Video)
1972 – Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit left South Vietnam.
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine following their return from the Moon.
1965 – Race riots (the Watts Riots) began in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. (Video)
1965 – "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring The Beatles was released in the US. (Video)
1964 – US premiere of The Beatles' debut film "A Hard Day's Night" in New York City (Video)
1962 – Vostok 3 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev became the first person to float in microgravity.
1951 – First televised baseball game in color on WCBS in New York City; Boston Braves beat Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1.
1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil received a patent for a frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi.
1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1929 – Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
1967 – Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host
1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress
1965 – Viola Davis, American actress
1953 – Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (died 2025)
1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025)
1944 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor (Emperor Palpatine, Star Wars films)
1933 – Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (died 2007)
1921 – Alex Haley, American historian and author (died 1992)
1920 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (died 2006)
1902 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor (died 1985)
1833 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1899)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2022 – Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969)
2020 – Trini Lopez, American singer and guitarist (born 1937)
2020 – Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (born 1923)
2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (born 1951)
2009 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921)
2006 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920)
1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (born 1913)
1988 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (born 1929)
1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (born 1912)
1937 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, (born 1835)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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