It would be criminal to leave this day without mentioning that today marks the 102nd!
anniversary of the Tunguska Event, a titanic explosion whose origin is fiercely debated and whose existence has become a geek touchstone. (It was mentioned without explanation in Ghostbusters, and everyone who was a geek got it.) Some fascinating websites covering the Tunguska event include this one, this one, and this one. (Click on "tunguska event" under Labels to read previous blog posts about this burning issue.)
It was a good thing the event didn't occur over a major city—or, as Daria would put it...
Do you realize that only one Daria fanfic even mentions the Tunguska Event? ONLY ONE??? The shame of it. Okay, I lied: two others (here and here) also mentioned it. BUT ONLY THREE?
MoaR N00Z!
- ImYourOpheliac has created a new Iron Chef: Tom and Jeffy become friends? "I was watching 'One J at a Time' and wondered, how would it affect the show if Tom and Jeffy became friends?"
- Roxanne M created Iron Chef: Daria and Jane pregnant at the same time (and what a response!)
- Charles RB has unleashed Iron Chef: Barch VS DeMartino. "Professionally, in sport, in post-apocalypse car-on-car warfare... whatever the situation or genre, DeMartino and Barch must battle in an all-out struggle."
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Also, 150 years ago, the Oxford evolution debate took place with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce and Thomas Huxley, among others, arguing about Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Though the theory gained widespread support in scientific circles, it is still rejected in many parts of the world. (My home state,Kansas, being one of those places)
Don't worry, before long the rest of America will reject evolution too.
[sigh]
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