Since the 12th century, Judaism believes that if the truths derived through science or philosophy contradict religious beliefs, the religious beliefs are incorrect.
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Since the 12th century, Judaism believes that if the truths derived through science or philosophy contradict religious beliefs, the religious beliefs are incorrect.
In 1991 a braindead woman was kept “alive” because she was pregnant. The baby was born alive.
In 2010, when Google replaced their logo with playable Pacman, users spent an extra 36 seconds on the page. Assuming this time was wasted, it resulted in a $120M loss in man hours.
Immediately after the Challenger explosion, shares of every corporation involved in the Space Shuttle dropped. But by the end of the day, most had rebounded; only Morton Thiokol remained low. This was months before the official investigation found Thiokol to be responsible for the disaster.
No study has shown the food additive MSG to be dangerous and the entire public outcry against it in the 1970s was because of one letter sent to the New England Journal of Medicine.
During the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact soldiers, road signs in towns were removed or painted over to confuse invading troops—except for those indicating the way to Moscow.
1948 - Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee
1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark meets with British Home Secretary Reginald Maulling to discuss matters related to reforms and security
1975 - King Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain
1991 - Mark Sauer becomes CEO of Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 - Colombian government negotiate with M-19-guerrilla
1908 - Franco Margola, composer
1957 - Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)
1958 - Stefan Dennis, Australian actor
1963 - Kristina Malandro Wagner, actress (Felicia Jones-General Hospital)
1973 - Adam "Edge" Copeland, Canadian wrestler
1981 - Ivanka Trump, American model
1816 - Frederick I of Württemberg (b. 1754)
1893 - John Abbott, 3rd PM of Canada (C) (1891-92), dies of brain cancer at 72
1894 - Honoré Mercier, politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
1971 - Osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78
2002 - Jam Master Jay, American rapper and musician (Run DMC) (b. 1965)
2007 - Robert Goulet, American entertainer (b. 1933)