Sunday Open Thread: June 11 is Kamehameha Day
Politics On June 11, 1920, during the Republican National Convention the Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to choose their candidate for President. As a result, the A.P. coined...
View ArticleJune 12, 2017 Open Thread; Loving Day
une 12 is the 163nd day of the year. There are 202 days left.-Today's number is 12-12 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. making it a great base for a number system 12 is the sum of two primes, 5 & 7 A...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: June 18 is Autistic Pride Day
World History On June 18, 1429, the French, under Jeanne d'Arc defeated the British at the battle of Patay. On June 18, 1815, the British defeated the French at Waterloo. x YouTube VideoUS History On...
View ArticleJune 19, 2017 Open Thread; It's Juneteenth
June 19 is the 170th day of the year. There are 195 days left.-Today's number is 19-19 is a prime number (the eighth prime) The only magic hexagon with more than 1 cell has 19 cells 19 is potassium The...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - June 2017 Yard Report
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: June 25 is National Catfish Day in the US
World History On June 25, 1741, Maria Theresa of Austria was crowned Queen of Hungary. Her succession was the main point and purpose of the "Pragmatic Sanction". Said sanction failed its other purpose,...
View ArticleJune 26, 2017 Open Thread; International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 26 is the 177th day of the year. There are 188 days left.-Today's number is 26-Uh, 2 x 13, both primes 26 is Iron 26 is "breakfast" a notorious darts score where an attempted score of 180 (3 x...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: July 2 is World UFO Day
strong>World HistoryOn July 2, 1494, Spain ratified the The Treaty of Tordesillas. That is the infamous treaty that divided newly discovered non-European lands between Spain and Portugal. Nobody...
View ArticleJuly 3, 2017 Open Thread; Iran Air 655 downed by USS Vincennes
July 3 is the 184th day of the year. There are 181 days left.-Today's number is 3-3 is a prime 3 is the first odd prime (but aren't they all just a little bit odd?) 3 is the first Fermat Prime; 3 is...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - The Habitat Network (More Citizen Science)
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: July 9 is Nunavut Day
World HistoryOn July 9, 1609, Bohemia was granted freedom of religion by the Emperor On July 9, 1816, Argentina declared its independence On July 9, 1986, New Zealand legalized homosexuality On July 9,...
View ArticleJuly 10, 2017 Open Thread; Nikola Tesla Day
July 10 is the 191th day of the year. There are 174 days left.-Today's number is 10-10 is the base of the decimal number system. Since many others such as 12 make more sense, we must assume that it is...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: July 16, 622, was the start of the Islamic Calendar
World HistoryOn July 16, 622, The Islamic Calendar Began On July 16, 1942, The Vichy government ordered the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who were deported to Auschwitz On July 16, 1945, The US detonated...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; July 17 is the World Day for International Justice
July 17 is the 198th day of the year. There are 167 days left.-Today's number is 17-17 is a prime 17 is the sum of the first four primes (2,3,5,7) 17 is a Fermat Prime 17 is the minimum possible number...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: July 23 is The Birthday of Haile Selassie
World HistoryOn July 23, 1840, The Province of Canada was created On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia regarding Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. On...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; July 24 is Simon Bolivar Day (Ecuador, Venezuela,...
July 24 is the 205th day of the year. There are 160 days left.-Today's number is 24-24 is 2 (a prime) x 12 (a great number system base) 24 is 4 factoral 24 is the sum of two primes, 11 & 13 24 is...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - July 2017 Yard Report
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: July 30 is the International Day of Friendship
World HistoryOn July 30, 0762, Baghdad was founded On July 30, 1419, First Defenestration of Prague went down On July 30, 1962, The Trans-Canada Highway opened On July 30, 1980, Israel's Knesset passed...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; July 31 is Ka Hae Hawai'i Day
July 31 is the 212th day of the year. There are 153 days left.-Today's number is 31-Today's number is 3131 is a prime, and a Mersenne prime at that 31 is gallium M31 is the Andromeda Galaxy 31 Flavors...
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