Monday Open Thread; Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 15 is the 15th day of the year, there are 350 days left **-Today's number is 15--15 is the product of 2 primes, 3 and 5 15 is the magic number for a 3 by 3 magic square 15 is phosphorus 15...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: January 21st is National Hugging Day
World History this day1793 -- Louis XVI of France was guillotined 1925 -- Albania declared itself to be a republic. 1968 -- A B-52 crashed near Thule, contaminated the area with busted nukes and lost...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; January 22 is Roe v Wade Day (unofficial)
January 22 is the 22nd day of the year, there are 343 days left-Today's number is 22-22 is the product of two primes, 2 and 11 Being a product of 11 generates some fun we'll look at later 22 sevenths...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: January 28th is Data Privacy Day
World History this day1521 -- The Diet of Worms was convened to deal with Martin Luther's heresies 1573 -- The Warsaw Confederation established freedom of religion in Poland 1935 -- Iceland legalized...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; January 29 is nothing in particular, so let's honor...
January 29 is the 29th day of the year, there are 337 days left-Today's number is 29-29 is a prime 29 is the sixth Sophie Germain prime 29 is the sum of three consecutive squares, 2^2 + 3^2 + 4^2 29...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - January 2018 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 ArticleBreaking! Foreign meddling in the 2018 election is already starting.
Yes folks, if you hadn't noticed, elements of the foreign press continue to report on US affairs, the US economy, foreign policy, wars, civil rights issues ,and politics; and not always favorably....
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: February 4 is Rosa Parks Day, but only in CA and MO
Feb 4 is also World Cancer Day.World History this day0960 -- The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song started the Song Dynasty 1703 -- Forty-Six of the Forty-seven Ronin committed...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; February 5 is National Weatherperson's Day
February 5 is the 36th day of the year, there are 329 days left-Today's number is 5-5 is the third prime 5 is the third Sophie Germain prime 5 is a Fermat prime 5 is the only prime that is the sum of 2...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: February 11 is Inventors' Day
World History this day0055 -- Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus died, setting up Nero to take over 1826 -- University of London was founded 1856 -- The British East India Company annexed Awadh. 1929...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; February 12 is Darwin Day (International observance)
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year, there are 322 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 &...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: February 18 is Pluto Day (unofficial)
World History this day1797 -- A fleet of 18 British warships invaded Trinidad. 1861 -- Victor Emmanuel II assumed the title of King of Italy. 1942 -- The Japanese began exterminating perceived hostile...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; February 19 is Copernicus' Birthday
February 19 is the 50th day of the year, there are 315 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...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: February 25 is George Harrison's Birthday
World History this day1843 -- Lord George Paulet occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain 1932 -- Adolf Hitler became a naturalized German citizen 1948 -- The Communist Party took...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; February 26 was the first Judgement Against Galileo
February 26 is the 57th day of the year, there are 308 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 ArticleTake a Leek for Saint Davy
Today is Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi). Saint David (Dewi Sant) is the patron saint of Wales. On this day many Welsh hie themselves to their local purveyor of leeks, take a leek, and affix...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - February 2018 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: March 4 is Antonio Vivaldi's Birthday, also Mama Africa's
World History this day 0852 -- The first known written mention of the Croats 1493 -- Christopher Columbus safely returned to Lisbon 1461 -- Henry VI was deposed by the eventual Edward IV. 1519 --...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread; March 5 is Momofuku Ando's Birthday
March 5 is the 64th day of the year, there are 301 days left-Today's number is 5-5 is the third prime 5 is the third Sophie Germain prime 5 is a Fermat prime 5 is the only prime that is the sum of 2...
View ArticleSunday Open Thread: March 11 is Johnny Appleseed Day, really.
Today's date is also Setting Orange, Chaos 70, 3184 YOLD (for you Discordians out there)World History this day1649 -- The Frondeurs and the French signed the Peace of Rueil 1702 -- The first issue of...
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