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Andalusia,Isabella,and The Origins of April Fools?

by HistoryBuff January 22, 2022, 9:37 pm

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What were the motivations for the Japanese behind the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact in April 1941?

by HistoryBuff January 19, 2022, 9:47 am

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TIL that the first public demonstration of a one-way videophone occurred on April 7, 1927, between Herbert Hoover (then U.S. secretary of commerce) in Washington, D.C., and officials of AT&T in New York City. This was followed by the first demonstration of a two-way videophone, on April 9, 1930.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 9:09 am

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If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

by cringeyjokesman December 7, 2021, 6:55 pm

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TIL that in April 2021, Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel in ‘Family Matters’, launched his own cannabis business. The ItsPurpl line, which would be produced in partnership with 710 labs, would include the ‘Purple Urkle’ and ‘Stefan’ strains.

by whatilearned November 21, 2021, 5:13 pm

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TIL that the physicist Pierre Curie, husband of the physicist Marie Curie, died in an accident in Paris, France, on April 19, 1906. Sir Curie lost his footing while crossing the street and fell beneath the wheels of a horse-drawn vehicle, suffering a fatal skull fracture. He was 46 years old.

by whatilearned November 14, 2021, 6:14 am

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The submission deadline of EvoMUSART 2022 has been extended to November 24th! 🙌 You still have time to submit your work to the 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART), which will be held in Seville, Spain, between 20 and 22 April 2022. 💃

by ProgrammerDude November 11, 2021, 6:45 pm

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If April Showers bring May Flowers, then what do May Flowers bring?

by cringeyjokesman November 5, 2021, 2:54 pm

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TIL of IP over Avian Carriers (IPoAC), an April Fool’s joke which suggested using homing pigeons to send Internet Protocol data instead of cables and has been successfully implemented.

by whatilearned November 4, 2021, 7:50 am

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TIL In April 2021, the oldest known bottle of bourbon, Old Ingledew Whiskey, once owned by J.P. Morgan was carbon dated to 1763-1803 and sold at auction for $137,000.

by whatilearned November 4, 2021, 12:33 am

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TIL that on 18th April 1930, BBC announced that there was no news and played piano music on the radio instead.

by whatilearned November 2, 2021, 4:40 am

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TIL Frances Clayton (nee’ Clalin) disguised herself as a man to fight Union side in the Civil War in April 1862. She went by the name Jack Williams. Her husband died fighting next to her in December 1862

by whatilearned October 25, 2021, 6:58 pm

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