On this day
August 12
13 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
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- The world’s tallest building will have planes going past below the top floor
Jeddah Tower is only 3½ miles from an airport runway. That might be a problem.
2021 5 years ago
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- What would you put on the world’s largest coin?
An Australian coin would look great with a western pygmy possum.
2015 11 years ago
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- Where is the sun?
If you ask “Where is the sun?” to Wolfram Alpha, you get a cool astronomy diagram! In my case, I had to add on “in Chicago”,…
2010 16 years ago
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- Dr. Suess, Walt Whitman, Matt Maldre
It’s really cool when one of your quotes appears alongside quotes from people such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Whitman. Quotesdaddy.com so far has published 22…
2009 17 years ago
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- Faceback, Facebank, Facebark… oh wait FaceBOOK
Here’s a funny domain swiping technique. I was wondering if faceback.com was taken (a play on facebook). But it is. What about other domains where you…
2008 18 years ago
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- Estonia fencer Nikolai Novosjolov faces 2004 gold medalist in 2008 Olympics
Mr. cocky fencer Jerome Jeannet of France (currently ranked 2nd in the world) won the gold medal in 2004. He clashed sabers against underdog 57-ranked Estonian…
2005 21 years ago
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- Origin of the phrase “how are you?”
The phrase “how are you?” is said more as a greeting instead of an actual question. It always surprises me how many people ask a question…
- iCal users out there?
Does anyone out there use Macintosh’s iCal program? Or even one of the following ‚Ä¢ .ics format ‚Ä¢ Thunderbird ‚Ä¢ Firefox Calendar ‚Ä¢ Mozilla Calendar I’m…
2004 22 years ago
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- Monster Lo-Carb Energy Drink spotted
Ouside the Wrigley Building construction on Michigan Avenue in Chicago:
- Estonia in the 2004 Olympics
The kind folks over at Eesti spordi lehek¬∏ljed sent me an excel document with all the events that Estonia is participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics…
- Illinois official state mineral: Fluorite!
Fluorite is the official state mineral of Illinois. Yipee! The General Assembly established Fluorite as the state mineral in 1965. Its competitors included galena, calcite, and…
2003 23 years ago
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- How to eat six crackers in under one minute
Can you eat six crackers in sixty seconds? The way to do it is to not stop when you reach one minute. Finish eating all six…
- Mallet Mullet
My new finishing move for croquet is called “The Mallet Mullet”. Before hitting the final winning stroke to seal the game, I’ll put on the mullet…