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Mon. 09/27 - 900 Year Old Cosmic Mystery: Officially Solved
How 19th century New Yorkers took advantage of a loophole in the strict drinking laws and ended up creating the world’s worst sandwich. Plus, a supernova that’s been missing since the twelfth century has been found! And how a young woman on Tiktok accidentally caused havoc to thousands of scientific studies.
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To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World's Worst Sandwich (Atlas Obscura)
A supernova missing since 1181 AD has finally been found (Syfy)
Astronomers solve 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding Chinese supernova of 1181AD (University of Manchester)
A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies with a single video (The Verge)
'Great British Bake Off' Goes by Different Name in US Due to Trademark (Insider) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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How 19th century New Yorkers took advantage of a loophole in the strict drinking laws and ended up creating the world’s worst sandwich. Plus, a supernova that’s been missing since the twelfth century has been found! And how a young woman on Tiktok accidentally caused havoc to thousands of scientific studies.
Sponsor:
- NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke
Links:
To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World's Worst Sandwich (Atlas Obscura)
A supernova missing since 1181 AD has finally been found (Syfy)
Astronomers solve 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding Chinese supernova of 1181AD (University of Manchester)
A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies with a single video (The Verge)
'Great British Bake Off' Goes by Different Name in US Due to Trademark (Insider) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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