545) 29/10/2009
Today I learnt that there is an urban legend concerning the 80s movie 3 Men and a Baby. A ghost of a little boy is supposedly seen in one scene of the film but in actual fact this was a partially obscured cardboard cut-out of Ted Danson which is used later in the film. It's still freaky though.
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Thursday, 29 October 2009
544
544) 28/10/2009
Today I learnt that young Arsenal player Craig Eastmond is capable of playing in a defensive midfield role as well as defender. This is the position he played in for his first team debut tonight.
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Today I learnt that young Arsenal player Craig Eastmond is capable of playing in a defensive midfield role as well as defender. This is the position he played in for his first team debut tonight.
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543
543) 27/10/2009
Today I learnt that the symbol for gamma looks like a stylised V or Y shape.
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Today I learnt that the symbol for gamma looks like a stylised V or Y shape.
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542
542) 26/10/2009
Today I learnt that Britain's premier distance runner Mo Farah won the Great South Run yesterday.
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Today I learnt that Britain's premier distance runner Mo Farah won the Great South Run yesterday.
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Monday, 26 October 2009
541
541) 25/10/2009
Today I learnt that the Roman name for the Yorkshire town of Ilkley is unknown.
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Today I learnt that the Roman name for the Yorkshire town of Ilkley is unknown.
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Saturday, 24 October 2009
Friday, 23 October 2009
538
538) 22/10/2009
Today I learnt that celebrated psychologist Carl Jung was associated with Nazism.
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Today I learnt that celebrated psychologist Carl Jung was associated with Nazism.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009
537
537) 21/10/2009
Today I learnt that director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro have collaborated on a number of films including Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Cape Fear.
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Today I learnt that director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro have collaborated on a number of films including Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Cape Fear.
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536
536) 20/10/2009
Today I learnt that Timbuktu is in Mali.
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Today I learnt that Timbuktu is in Mali.
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Monday, 19 October 2009
535
535) 19/10/2009
Today I learnt that the concept of athletic "circuit training" was invented at the University of Leeds.
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Today I learnt that the concept of athletic "circuit training" was invented at the University of Leeds.
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Sunday, 18 October 2009
534
534) 18/10/2009
Today I learnt that I can muster a 16.9 mph sprint at the end of a 10 mile race. But I must run a more evenly paced race which is not as conservative in the early stages.
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Today I learnt that I can muster a 16.9 mph sprint at the end of a 10 mile race. But I must run a more evenly paced race which is not as conservative in the early stages.
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Saturday, 17 October 2009
Thursday, 15 October 2009
531
531) 15/10/2009
Today I learnt that Eugenics is the principle or practice, now largely discredited, of "improving" the human race by selective breeding. It was a staple of Nazism.
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Today I learnt that Eugenics is the principle or practice, now largely discredited, of "improving" the human race by selective breeding. It was a staple of Nazism.
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530
530) 14/10/2009
Today I learnt that there is a new series of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Pretty good, Pretty... pretty... pretty good!
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Today I learnt that there is a new series of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Pretty good, Pretty... pretty... pretty good!
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
529
529) 13/10/2009
Today I learnt that in studio photography the flash light is often pointed away from the subject, and is bounced on to them by use of a reflector to soften the effect of light and reduce shadow.
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Today I learnt that in studio photography the flash light is often pointed away from the subject, and is bounced on to them by use of a reflector to soften the effect of light and reduce shadow.
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Monday, 12 October 2009
528
528) 12/10/2009
Today I learnt that Champion sportswear is an American brand and has been a popular staple in hip hop and urban fashion since the early 1990s.
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Today I learnt that Champion sportswear is an American brand and has been a popular staple in hip hop and urban fashion since the early 1990s.
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Sunday, 11 October 2009
527
527) 11/10/2009
Today I learnt the identity of a song I could just about make out, muffled and quiet, in a supermarket a week ago. From what I could hear, which was the verse bassline and the chord sequence of the chorus I thought, "Wow, that sounds like an excellent song". Unfortunately I had no idea who performed this track because I couldn't decipher the lyrics to search on teh internets. Well now I know it was "Bodies" by Robbie Williams, released tomorrow.
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Today I learnt the identity of a song I could just about make out, muffled and quiet, in a supermarket a week ago. From what I could hear, which was the verse bassline and the chord sequence of the chorus I thought, "Wow, that sounds like an excellent song". Unfortunately I had no idea who performed this track because I couldn't decipher the lyrics to search on teh internets. Well now I know it was "Bodies" by Robbie Williams, released tomorrow.
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Saturday, 10 October 2009
526
526) 10/10/2009
Today I learnt that "Blade Runner" and "Blade" have nothing to do with each other, being separate artistic entities.
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Today I learnt that "Blade Runner" and "Blade" have nothing to do with each other, being separate artistic entities.
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Friday, 9 October 2009
525
525) 9/10/2009
Today I learnt that in Freudian psychology the ego is the balance between the id with its driving, dark temptations and the super-ego which constitutes one's moral centre.
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Today I learnt that in Freudian psychology the ego is the balance between the id with its driving, dark temptations and the super-ego which constitutes one's moral centre.
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524
524) 8/10/2009
Today I learnt that Darwin only actually used the word "evolution" right at the end of "On the Origin of Species".
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Today I learnt that Darwin only actually used the word "evolution" right at the end of "On the Origin of Species".
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523
523) 7/10/2009
Today I learnt that Dewsbury is far further away from Bradford than I previously thought.
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Today I learnt that Dewsbury is far further away from Bradford than I previously thought.
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Tuesday, 6 October 2009
522
522) 6/10/2009
Today I learnt that a man (John Hinkley) who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagen did so because he wanted to impress young actress Jodie Foster who he was obsessed with and stalked.
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Today I learnt that a man (John Hinkley) who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagen did so because he wanted to impress young actress Jodie Foster who he was obsessed with and stalked.
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521
521) 5/10/2009
Today I learnt that Steve Prefontaine was a brilliant American distance runner who ran heroically but missed out on a medal in the 1972 Olympic 5000m. He died in a car crash whilst training for the 1976 Olympics.
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Today I learnt that Steve Prefontaine was a brilliant American distance runner who ran heroically but missed out on a medal in the 1972 Olympic 5000m. He died in a car crash whilst training for the 1976 Olympics.
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Sunday, 4 October 2009
520
520) 4/10/2009
Today I learnt that a "virago" is a loud, fierce, abusive, masculine woman. The term comes from the Latin for "manlike woman".
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Today I learnt that a "virago" is a loud, fierce, abusive, masculine woman. The term comes from the Latin for "manlike woman".
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Saturday, 3 October 2009
519
519) 3/10/2009
Today I learnt that Disturbed's song "Land of Confusion" is actually a cover version. The original was by Genesis and it rocks too!
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Today I learnt that Disturbed's song "Land of Confusion" is actually a cover version. The original was by Genesis and it rocks too!
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518
518) 2/10/2009
Today I learnt that the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It will be the first one in South America.
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Today I learnt that the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It will be the first one in South America.
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Friday, 2 October 2009
517
517) 1/10/2009
Today I learnt that there is a fiction genre called "steampunk" which is an offshoot of cyberpunk. It usually depicts advanced computer-based technology existing in the years where steam power was still dominant.
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Today I learnt that there is a fiction genre called "steampunk" which is an offshoot of cyberpunk. It usually depicts advanced computer-based technology existing in the years where steam power was still dominant.
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Thursday, 1 October 2009
516
516) 30/9/2009
Today I learnt about a curious athletic training phenomenon called ‘Yasso 800s’. Apparently if you can run 10 sets of 800m repetitions at 3 minutes each, with 3 minutes recovery-jogging between each interval, then you will be in shape for a 3 hour marathon. Equally, if you can do them at 3 minutes 30 apiece then you’re in shape for a 3 and a half hour marathon. Peculiar, nonsensical yet if you build this method of interval training up week-by-week and successfully complete the 10 800s 2 weeks before the marathon then you are in line to achieve whatever the interval timings suggest. Cosmic.
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Today I learnt about a curious athletic training phenomenon called ‘Yasso 800s’. Apparently if you can run 10 sets of 800m repetitions at 3 minutes each, with 3 minutes recovery-jogging between each interval, then you will be in shape for a 3 hour marathon. Equally, if you can do them at 3 minutes 30 apiece then you’re in shape for a 3 and a half hour marathon. Peculiar, nonsensical yet if you build this method of interval training up week-by-week and successfully complete the 10 800s 2 weeks before the marathon then you are in line to achieve whatever the interval timings suggest. Cosmic.
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