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Today in History

357		Constantius II visits Rome for the first time.
1282		Villagers in Palermo lead a revolt against French rule in Sicily.
1635		Virginia Governor John Harvey is accused of treason and removed from office.
1760		French forces besieging Quebec defeat the British in the second Battle on the Plains of Abraham.
1788		Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the constitution.
1789		The crew of the HMS Bounty mutinies against Captain William Bligh.
1818		President James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
1856		Yokut Indians repel an attack on their land by 100 would-be Indian fighters in California.
1902		Revolution breaks out in the Dominican Republic.
1910		The first night air flight is performed by Claude Grahame-White in England.
1916		British declare martial law throughout Ireland.
1919		Les Irvin makes the first jump with an Army Air Corps parachute.
1920		Azerbaijan joins the Soviet Union.
1930		The first organized night baseball game is played in Independence, Kansas.
1932		A yellow fever vaccine for humans is announced.
1945		Benito Mussolini is killed by Italian partisans.
1946		The Allies indict Tojo on 55 counts of war crimes
1947		Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl and five others set out in a balsa wood craft known as Kon Tiki to prove that Peruvian Indians could have settled in Polynesia.
1953		French troops evacuate northern Laos.
1965		The U.S. Army and Marines invade the Dominican Republic.
1967		Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army after his local draft board rejects his application to be classified as a conscientious objector for religious reasons. (He is a Muslim.) Ali will subsequently be banned from boxing, stripped of his titles, and convicted of draft evasion. In 1971, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court will overturn his conviction
1969		Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France.

Explosive Facts about Volcanoes

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Volcanoes are cool, except when you're in danger of being killed by one. Well, maybe cool isn't the right word, because they're hot. John Green tells us all kinds of neat things about volcanoes in the latest episode of the mental_floss List Show.

The Movie Date That Solidified J.R.R. Tolkien’s Dislike of Walt Disney

J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were friends and carried on epic literary and religious discussions. They also went to see Disney's first animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, together in 1938 or '39. They hated it. Tolkien was particularly repulsed by how Disney portrayed dwarves.

Years later, in a 1964 letter to a Miss J.L. Curry at Stanford University, likely spurred on by the controversy surrounding Disney’s treatment of Mary Poppins, Tolkien further laid bare his true feelings on Disney’s work. He described Disney’s talent as “hopelessly corrupted,” writing, “Though in most of the ‘pictures’ proceeding from his studios there are admirable or charming passages, the effect of all of them is to me disgusting. Some have given me nausea…” He goes on to call Disney a “cheat,” noting that while he too had a profit motive behind his work, he wouldn’t stoop to working with Disney.

Read the particulars of Tolkien's and Lewis' criticism of Disney at Atlas Obscura.

Would You Like Some Black Ice Cream?

If a Unicorn Frappuccino doesn't turn you on, maybe you'd prefer some Goth ice cream from Little Damage Ice Cream Shop in Los Angeles. It's charcoal-almond flavored soft serve ice cream with the black provided by activated charcoal. The cone is black, too. People at Instagram seem to love it, but whether that's because of the flavor or the look isn't quite clear. Go to SomeEcards to see more pictures of the ice cream and what it does to your teeth.

Anti-Dumbass Trump Themed Bar Opens In You Guessed It - NYC

It's called "Coup."

Diane Ravitch Urges Boycott of Standardized Tests

Diane Ravitch Urges Boycott of Standardized Tests, Saying They Do Nothing for Kids But Make Testing Companies Rich

Can Bill Nye Really Save the World?

Can Bill Nye—or Any Other Science Show—Really Save the World?

Showing Hypochondriacs What a Real Emergency Looks Like

​This Nurse Showed Hypochondriacs What a Real Emergency Looks Like

​Here’s why you should consider your family doctor or urgent care first

The Serious Dangers of Tampons

The Serious Dangers of Tampons—And You Have to Pay Taxes on Them as Well

Experimental Prostate Cancer Treatment Is Shrinking Tumors

This Experimental Prostate Cancer Treatment Is Shrinking Tumors

There may be new hope for men with this deadly disease

Energy Drinks Can Hurt Your Heart

​Energy Drinks Can Hurt Your Heart—but Their Caffeine Might Not Be the Culprit

So what ingredients might be messing with your ticker?

Secret Dumbass Trumpcare Confab Revealed with Insurance Execs and Freedom Caucus

Secret Dumbass Trumpcare Confab Revealed with Insurance Execs and Freedom Caucus

(It is just plain sad we have to spell this out for the wingnuts idiots ... This piece is SATIRE, but given the reality of the world today, just barely. And that is truly sad.)

The Price for Killing Workers Must Be Prison

The Price for Killing Workers Must Be Prison

Ailes is insane ...

Fox's Ailes Built a Security Door to His Office Over Fears His Dark-Skinned Employees Were Terrorists: Lawsuit

Fox 'News' Is Being Sued For Racism, Too

Reminder: Fox 'News' Is Being Sued For Racism, Too

Fox 'News' is a hate station.

Chinese Workers Paid $1 an Hour to Make Ivanka Trump's Clothes

Chinese Workers Paid $1 an Hour to Make Ivanka Trump's Clothes

NH Wingnut Lawmaker Outed As Founder Of Pro-Rape Reddit Group

New Hampshire wingnut Fisher is a pastor's kid, too. Why is this not at all surprising?

A Very Sneaky Snake

@SssnakeySci is a snake biologist. A friend sent her this picture and swears there's a copperhead in it. Can you find it? I looked for a while and then gave up. Snakes are sneaky; he's probably underneath the leaves. But no. Once you give up, see the answer outlined here. Now, I looked at the answer, and then still had trouble finding it in the original photo! Like my mother used to tell me when I didn't see something in plain sight, "If it were a snake, it would have bit you."

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