Each Equation, A Line, In A Stanza, Within A Poem That Is The Universe - (physicists-need-love-too)

Olga of Kiev burnt down villages using pigeons, buried her enemies alive, and was generally no saint – except she was, because she was literally anointed a saint for her efforts. Her title? “Equal to the apostles.”

She died on this day in 969.

I cover her story in the RP book. :)

via http://space-facts.com/cool-space-facts/

Grover and Clyde

Grover Sanders Krantz was an American anthropologist and cryptozoologist. He was one of few scientists not only to research Bigfoot, but also to express his belief in the animal’s existence. Krantz’s specialty as an anthropologist included all aspects of human evolution, but he was best known outside of academia as the first serious researcher to devote his professional energies to the scientific study of Bigfoot, beginning in 1963.

When he died, his body was donated to science (as per his wish). It was used to study human body decay rates for forensic science. He had only one condition to which was that he  wished that his body be laid to rest alongside the bones of his three favorite Irish Wolfhounds – Clyde, Icky, and Yahoo.

The picture above is of Grover and Clyde. You can see their skeletons on display at the Smithsonian: Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake

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Khövsgöl Lake Festival, Mongolia, Celine Jentzsch Photography

The First Newspaper

This one goes to the Romans! They had “Acta Diurna” (Daily Events) which was a handwritten news report, posted in multiple public places for the public to read. It first appeared in 131 BCE during the Republic. Although initially only the outcomes of trials, the Acta Diurna eventually expanded to public notices and announcements like important births or senatorial decrees.