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Comet C/1963 A1 (Ikeya) was discovered by 19-year-old amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya using a self-made telescope.

Actor Lance Reddick was also a musician having attended the prestigious Eastman School of Music where he studied classical composition and piano. He occasionally got to demonstrate his piano skills over the course of the TV series Bosch (2014).

The most important type of natural gas storage is in underground reservoirs. There are three principal types — depleted gas reservoirs, aquifer reservoirs and salt cavern reservoirs. Each of these types has distinct physical and economic characteristics which govern the suitability of a particular type of storage type for a given application.

Sulfasalazine, sold under the brand name Azulfidine among others, is a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. It is considered by some to be a first-line treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. It is taken by mouth.

Gumbo (Louisiana Creole: Gombo) is a soup popular in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the official state cuisine. Gumbo consists primarily of a strongly flavored stock, meat or shellfish (or sometimes both), a thickener, and the Creole "holy trinity" ― celery, bell peppers, and onions. Gumbo is often categorized by the type of thickener used, whether okra or filé powder (dried and ground sassafras leaves).

Gumbo can be made with or without okra or filé powder. The preferred method in the historical New Orleans variation is with a French dark even chocolate-like roux. The flavor of the dish has its origins in many cultures. Creole gumbo generally contains shellfish, and a dark roux, filé, or both. Today, tomatoes are occasionally found in Creole gumbo and frequently appear in New Orleans cuisine but many gumbo cooks believe that tomatoes should never be used in gumbo. Cajun gumbo is generally based on a dark roux and is made with shellfish or fowl. Sausage or ham is often added to gumbos of either variety. After the base is prepared, vegetables are cooked down, and then meat is added. The dish simmers for a minimum of three hours, with shellfish and some spices added near the end. If desired, filé powder is added after the pot is removed from heat. Gumbo is traditionally served with rice. A third, lesser-known variety, the meatless gumbo z'herbes, is essentially a gumbo of slow-cooked greens.

The dish combines ingredients and culinary practices of several cultures, including African, French, Spanish, and Native American Choctaw. Gumbo may have been based on traditional native dishes, or may be a derivation of the French dish bouillabaisse, or Choctaw stew, but most likely all of these dishes contributed to the original recipe. It was first described in 1802, and was listed in various cookbooks in the latter half of the 19th century. The dish gained more widespread popularity in the 1970s, after the United States Senate dining room added it to the menu in honor of Louisiana Senator Allen Ellender. The popularity of chef Paul Prudhomme in the 1980s spurred further interest in the dish.

Actor Jon Gries played the role of a wolf man in 2 films, in The Monster Squad (1987) as Desperate Man (wolf man in human form) and in Fright Night Part 2 (1988) as Louie.

Paris Hilton wears a size 11 shoe. Many top designers don't make their shoes in an 11, so they have them custom made just for her.

The German Shepherd or Alsatian is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.

It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013.

Yosemite National Park is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km2) in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Almost 95 percent of the park is designated wilderness. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals.

There’s a recent news article claiming Yosemite National Park was being closed indefinitely due to “extreme weather”.

A LIE!!!

The truth is, the Sasquatch have set up a portal to their home dimension within the park. They’re using the area as a staging ground for their imminent invasion.

Boy Raises Money For Waffle House Waiter Who Walks To Work And Is Living In A Motel With His Family

House is a 1986 American comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner, with a screenplay by Ethan Wiley, from an original story written by Fred Dekker. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the movie is the first installment in the House film series, and stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz. The plot tells the story of a troubled author who lives in his deceased aunt's house and soon falls victim to the house being haunted. It collected $22.1 million worldwide, and was followed by three sequels.

Horror legend dead at 93: Ricou Browning was ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’

One of my favorites of the Universal Monster Movies. Rest in Peace, good sir.

On this day in history, Feb. 28, 1983, 'M*A*S*H' finale draws record TV audience of over 100 million

I remember we had people over to my parent’s house for a viewing party.

I have it in good authority that a modern day plague was actually grown in a lab, then unleashed upon an unsuspecting humanity.

I am, of course, speaking of reality TV.

I have no idea why that posted twice. I blame Blake Shelton.

Probably because of the dimensional cross rip. These things happen.

The real reason Blake Shelton (if that is his real name) is leaving the TV show The Voice is so he can return to his home dimension with all the valuable intelligence he’s gathered on humanity.

A computed tomography scan (usually abbreviated to CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or radiology technologists.

CT scanners use a rotating X-ray tube and a row of detectors placed in a gantry to measure X-ray attenuations by different tissues inside the body. The multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles are then processed on a computer using tomographic reconstruction algorithms to produce tomographic (cross-sectional) images (virtual "slices") of a body. CT scan can be used in patients with metallic implants or pacemakers, for whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is contraindicated.

Since its development in the 1970s, CT scanning has proven to be a versatile imaging technique. While CT is most prominently used in medical diagnosis, it can also be used to form images of non-living objects. The 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to South African-American physicist Allan MacLeod Cormack and British electrical engineer Godfrey Hounsfield "for the development of computer-assisted tomography".

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Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges.

Hm. Memory may fail me, but ISTR when I was Scout, more than half a century ago, the requirement was 25 merit badges. <shrug>

Yeah, it’s changed a bit since we old fogies were in Scouting. They’ve got all kinds of new merit badges as well. And Scouting has its own STEM program.

Holy crapcakes on fire! This thing is still going?!?

Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over 2.5 million youth.

Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges. The Eagle Scout must demonstrate Scout Spirit, an ideal attitude based upon the Scout Oath and Law, service, and leadership. This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and a badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Additional recognition can be earned through Eagle Palms, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership, and merit badge requirements.

Those who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout also become eligible, although are not required, to join the National Eagle Scout Association.

World’s Largest Dance Marathon Busts a Record Move Raising $15M for Childhood Cancer

F&@$ cancer!

Six Enormous Galaxies Detected from the Dawn of Our Universe: ‘Our First Glimpse Back This Far’

Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which lasted 62 issues, and have since appeared in other books. Power Pack is the first team of pre-teen superheroes in the Marvel Universe and the first team of heroes in comics to feature characters of that age operating without adult supervision. In 2005, the title was relaunched as a series aimed at younger readers—though this was eventually declared a separate continuity from that of the original series and the mainstream Marvel Universe.

Actor James Hong once worked as an engineer for the city of Los Angeles.

I watched season 1, and was left feeling a little “meh”. I didn’t bother with season 2, which I heard sucked really bad.

All that said, I keep hearing good things about season 3. So I might have to give it a try.

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the US release of classic film Army of Darkness.

The Fleischer Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in Technicolor by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman, making them his first animated appearance.

They were originally produced by Fleischer Studios, which completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. Production was resumed in May 1942 by Famous Studios, a successor company to Fleischer, which produced eight more cartoons in 1942 and 1943. Superman was the final animated series initiated by Fleischer Studios, before Famous Studios officially took over production.

Although all entries are in the public domain, ancillary rights, such as merchandising contract rights, as well as the original 35mm master elements, are owned today by Warner Bros. Entertainment, which has also owned Superman's publisher, DC Comics, since 1967.

In the 1955 Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the climactic squid battle on the Nautilus was originally shot with a serene sunset and a calm sea. Director Richard Fleischer was troubled by the look of it because the cams and gears that operated the squid could easily be seen, making it look obviously fake. Walt Disney visited the set one day and Fleischer told him about the problem. Disney came up with the idea of having the squid battle take place during a fierce storm (another story is that it was actually screenwriter Earl Felton who came up with the idea). The scene was reshot that way and is considered by many to be the highlight of the film.

The first level of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) was named Green Hill Zone and was situated in South Island. In the film, it's the name of the town where Tom lives in. However, the Island itself and its iconic landmarks (trees, bridges, loops) appear in the film as a young Sonic's first home.

World’s Known-Lithium Reserves Increase 40% After Colossal Discovery in India Turns Up 5.9 Milion Tons

In Terminator 2, Linda Hamilton's twin sister, Leslie Hamilton Gearren, was used as a double in scenes involving two "Sarah Connors" (for example, when the T-1000 was imitating her), and in a scene not in the theatrical release (but on the DVD) as a mirror image of Linda.

Barber Goes Viral For Friendship With Boy With Special Needs

An unfinished and unreleased animated feature based on the Conan story Red Nails, went into production around 2005. Actor Ron Perlman was cast as providing the voice of Conan, while Tolkemec was to be voiced by Mark Hamill. The film was originally due to be released in 2010. However, production was stalled and since 2007 there have been no updates as to this film's status on its official website.

All these “flying objects” being spotted. Looks like the aliens are finally making their move.

The season 3 episode of Justice League Unlimited titled “Dead Reckoning” is the first on-screen appearance of the DC Comics superhero, Deadman.

Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962 – February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for producing and writing the animated series Static Shock, Damage Control, Justice League Unlimited and Ben 10, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minorities in American comics.

McDuffie earned three Eisner Award nominations for his work in comics.

The first Green Lantern character, Alan Scott, was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with scripting or co-scripting of the first stories by Bill Finger during the Golden Age of Comic Books and usually fought common criminals in Capitol City (and later, Gotham City) with the aid of his magic ring.

There was a news article about Peyton Manning’s son being his spitting image. That’s because the boy is actually a clone. It’s an experiment by the NFL team owners to produce and endless supply of new players, for when the others get hurt.

The so-called “spy balloon” was actually a clever new weapon developed by the 2/3rds Dimension aliens actually running most of Asia (and Luxembourg). They wanted us to destroy it, because doing so will unleash the psychotropic gas within. Once that gas settles into our water system, it will slowly turn the entire populous into Nickelback fans, thus rendering us helpless and catatonic whenever the band’s music plays.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!

That’s exactly what THEY want you to think!

Sonic Corporation, founded as Sonic Drive-In and more commonly known as Sonic (stylized as SONIC), or "The Drive-In," is an American drive-in fast food restaurant chain owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings. The company, founded by Troy N. Smith Sr., opened its first location in 1953, under the name Top Hat Drive-In. Originally, a walk up root beer stand outside a log cabin steakhouse selling soda, hamburgers, and hotdogs; Sonic, currently has 3,545 locations in the United States. Sonic, known for its use of carhops on roller skates, annually hosts a competition (in most locations) to determine the top skating carhop in the company. The company's core products include the "Chili Cheese Coney", "Sonic Cheeseburger Combo", "Sonic Blasts", "Master Shakes", and "Wacky Pack Kids Meals." The company also has a breakfast menu.

The WiFi went “out” in our area yesterday. And I’m pretty sure it was just so they could upload some new tracking software.

‘A Christmas Story’ Actress Melinda Dillion Dead At 83

Rest in Peace. We’ll try not to shoot our eyes out.

George Lazenby was a martial arts instructor in the Australian army, and holds more than one black belt in the martial arts. He studied martial arts under Bruce Lee himself.

In The Terminator, the revolver Reese carries after the police station massacre, which he gives to Sarah at the motel is Lt. Traxler's. In a deleted scene, Reese and Sarah are trying to escape the police station when they come across the wounded Traxler. He now believes their story and gives Reese his sidearm, telling him to protect Sarah. Several other scenes were also removed from the film that showed Traxler's increasing belief that Reese may be telling the truth.

Kamandi is a fictional comic book character created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, which ran from 1972 to 1978.

Kamandi is a young hero in a post-apocalyptic future. After a huge event called "The Great Disaster", humans have been reduced back to savagery in a world ruled by intelligent, highly evolved animals.

Oh yes, and also, f*!* Damian Wayne. Worst thing that ever happened to Batman comics.

I like this. When the Zombiepocalypse happens, we’ll save you for somewhere in the middle.

6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here's what came out

Someone waited their whole life to write that headline.

The Netflix project Love, Death & Robots started off as a theatrical reboot of Heavy Metal (1981).