quotation: It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

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today’s birthday: Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857)

Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857)

Tourette syndrome is a rare neurological disease characterized by repetitive tics, movement disorders, uncontrolled grunts, and, occasionally, verbal obscenities. It is named for French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described it in the 1880s. Apart from his clinical work, Tourette lectured on a variety of topics, including the medical and legal ramifications of mesmerism, now called hypnosis. In the 1890s, one of Tourette’s former patients shot him in the head. Why? More… Discuss

this day in the yesteryear: Orson Welles Broadcasts The War of the Worlds (1938)

Orson Welles Broadcasts The War of the Worlds (1938)

On the night before Halloween in 1938, many listeners tuned in late to Welles’ Mercury Theatre on the Air, missing the program’s introduction announcing that it would be broadcasting an adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. The innovative format, which featured news segments reporting a Martian invasion, was so convincing that it panicked the listening public and brought national attention to Welles. What urban legends exist about what happened during the broadcast? More… Discuss

The Boston Molasses Disaster

In January 1919, a molasses tank, containing as much as 2,300,000 gal (8,700,000 L) of molasses, exploded in Boston, sending a wave of molasses coursing through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56km/h). The wave of molasses was so powerful that it broke the girders of nearby elevated train structures, lifted a train off its tracks, and destroyed nearby buildings. The streets were flooded with about 3 ft (1 m) of molasses, hindering rescue efforts. How many people were killed in the disaster? More… Discuss

word: physic

physic

Definition:	(noun) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic.
Synonyms:	aperient, cathartic, purgative
Usage:	“Affery, woman,” said Mr. Flintwinch, with a friendly grin on his expressive countenance, “if you ever have a dream of this sort again, it’ll be a sign of your being in want of physic.” Discuss.

An extensive and exhaustive and definitely correct list of everything that will give you cancer

An extensive and exhaustive and definitely correct list of everything that will give you cancer

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Photo highlights of the day: space walks and giant skulls

Photo highlights of the day: space walks and giant skulls

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Experience: I grew up in a cemetery

Experience: I grew up in a cemetery

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A real passion for pumpkins: competitive growers and carvers live for their craft

A real passion for pumpkins: competitive growers and carvers live for their craft

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Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists

Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists

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Texas police officer wins immunity from prosecution over fatal shooting

Texas police officer wins immunity from prosecution over fatal shooting

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Obama administration to announce small troop deployment in Syria

Obama administration to announce small troop deployment in Syria

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Polish court rejects US request to extradite Roman Polanski

Polish court rejects US request to extradite Roman Polanski

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US jets intercept Russia warplanes

US jets intercept Russia warplanes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34672611

Russia detains Ukrainian library chief

Russia detains Ukrainian library chief http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34668198

European malware suspects’ homes raided

European malware suspects’ homes raided http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34668337

Mexican soldier shoots one-year-old American girl at US border

Mexican soldier shoots one-year-old American girl at US border

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Anonymous plans to reveal names of about 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members

Anonymous plans to reveal names of about 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members

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Police Officer ‘Arrests Lesbian Couple For Kissing In Public’

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Police Officer ‘Arrests Lesbian Couple For Kissing In Public’

Questions remain after deputy fired over tossing teen

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Questions remain after deputy fired over tossing teen

Healthy candy for Halloween? You’re a parenting monster

Healthy candy for Halloween? You’re a parenting monster

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Russia’s Gulag camps cast in forgiving light of Putin nationalism

Russia’s Gulag camps cast in forgiving light of Putin nationalism

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‘Milestone’ prostate cancer drug

‘Milestone’ prostate cancer drug http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34649024

Indian top scientist to return award

Indian top scientist to return award http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34664597

Chinese students face ‘character test’

Chinese students face ‘character test’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34664411

Moldova government dismissed by MPs

Moldova government dismissed by MPs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34665640

Four UK bird species ‘face extinction’

Four UK bird species ‘face extinction’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34664385

Peru prepares for El Nino

Peru prepares for El Nino http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34504269

Brian May on 40 years of Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘I still listen to it in the car’

Brian May on 40 years of Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘I still listen to it in the car’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34651067

The 13-year-old girl sent on a ‘day-trip’ to Australia

The 13-year-old girl sent on a ‘day-trip’ to Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34656346

The 13-year-old girl sent on a ‘day-trip’ to Australia

The 13-year-old girl sent on a ‘day-trip’ to Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34656346

Nigeria’s ‘most-wanted Islamists’ photos

Nigeria’s ‘most-wanted Islamists’ photos http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34665876

Kerry seeks end to Syria war ‘hell’

Kerry seeks end to Syria war ‘hell’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34663093

Saudi blogger wins human rights prize

Saudi blogger wins human rights prize http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34667260

China to end one-child policy

China to end one-child policy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34665539

Dry Shitache Mushrooms

Dry Shitache Mushrooms

Pile of silence Sketch

Pile of silence Sketch

From NPR News

Turkish Police Take Over Opposition TV Stations, Throw Broadcasters Off The Air http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/28/452584809/turkish-police-take-over-opposition-tv-stations-throw-broadcasters-off-the-air?sc=18&f=1001

TB ‘joins HIV as most deadly infection’

TB ‘joins HIV as most deadly infection’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34658015

‘Gentle’ beginning for Solar System

‘Gentle’ beginning for Solar System http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34660576

US Fed refrains from interest rate rise

US Fed refrains from interest rate rise http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34662871

UK government rules out app backdoors

UK government rules out app backdoors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34660200

Drone crash causes Hollywood blackout

Drone crash causes Hollywood blackout http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34656820

Smart car tinkering legal – ruling

Smart car tinkering legal – ruling http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34656699

What to do if your data is leaked

What to do if your data is leaked http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34656705

Schools warned about using Dropbox

Schools warned about using Dropbox http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34646146

Prince Harry meets Barack Obama

Prince Harry meets Barack Obama http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34649863

Escaped US defence blimp grounded

Escaped US defence blimp grounded http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34660659

‘Rape and cannibalism’ in South Sudan

‘Rape and cannibalism’ in South Sudan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34657418

Google’s net balloons to circle Earth

Google’s net balloons to circle Earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34660205