On this day
April 21
11 items, across every year
2024 2 years ago
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- Michelangelo’s scribble on a Post-it-like, small paper square
This scrap of writing/drawing by Michelangelo was expected to sell for between $6,000 and $8,000. It sold for $201,600. The small work depicts a block of…
2020 6 years ago
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- Discovering your identical twin through 23andMe
For 40 years, my twin brother and I didn’t know if we were fraternal or identical twins. We looked close enough to perhaps be identical. But…
2014 12 years ago
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- Doing a tic-tac-toe with iPhone icons
Do you ever put iPhone icons next to each other on your iPhone, because they look cool together? I need one more iPhone app icon with…
2011 15 years ago
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- Does the head of the CTA, Forrest Claypool, ride the CTA every day?
The head of the CTA should experience what all the riders experience. 1. Getting onto a crowded standing-room only train. 2. Having your monthly CTA pass…
2010 16 years ago
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- What is baseball, really? (part 2 of 4: thoughts on homeruns)
The celebrated homerun As the previous post mentioned, the main point of baseball is one of avoidance. You hit the ball where it escapes your oppoents…
2009 17 years ago
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- Brilliant idea on how to sell Cubs tickets on Craigslist
How do you quickly sell tickets on Craigslist? Offer a discount for something the buyer must do during the event. Put the discount in the title.…
2008 18 years ago
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- Spudart Mix 1 (First Quarter 2008)
Looking for new music? Something funky? Something with a groove? That’s what I like. Every four months I’ll post my favorite new songs that I recently…
2006 20 years ago
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- Semantics in Sports: Meaning of the Word Shortstop
When you think of the word “shortstop,” it’s actually a rather funny sounding word. Breaking it down, the player plays short (meaning, not way out in…
2005 21 years ago
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- Cartoon of Pope Name Suggestions
(idea from erik, the unlikelymoose)
2004 22 years ago
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- New Darth Vader Costume in Episode III
Fans can get a first look at the new Darth Vader costume from the 2005 “Star Wars: Episode III” prequel on the upcoming DVD collection of…
2002 24 years ago
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- isosahedon
The magic 8-ball has 20 sides to it! TWENTY! I didn’t think it had that many. Something with 20 sides is called an icosahedon.