omphaloskepsis, wikipedia version

Apr 06, 2006 19:34


Go to Wikipedia and look up the date of your birth (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year. suggests our old acquaintance wintersweet
    THREE NIFTY FACTS
  • in 1867 the zoetrope was patented, looping video is still thought to be "pretty neat"
  • in 1968 the UK produced its first decimalised coins, thereby making the use of their currency a little less obscure
  • in 1994 the top quark was discovered
    TWO BIRTHS
  • Max Planck (1858)
  • Halldór Laxness (1902)
    ONE DEATH
  • Saint George (303)
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