On this Day in History in 1802: Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
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On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier.
Quote of the Day
The word “travel” comes from the Old French word “travail” (or “travailler”), which means “to work, to labor; a suffering or painful effort, an arduous journey, a tormenting experience.” (“Travel,” thus, is “a painful and laborious journey”). Whereas “to wander” comes from the West Germanic word “wandran,” which simply means “to roam about.” There is no labor or torment in “wandering.” There is only “roaming.” Wandering is the activity of the child, the passion of the genius; it is the discovery of the self, the discovery of the outside world, and the learning of how the self is both “at one with” and “separate from” the outside world. These discoveries are as fundamental to the soul as “learning to survive” is fundamental to the body. These discoveries are essential to realizing what it means to be human. To wander is to be alive.
Roman Payne
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1848: Hyperion, moon of Saturn, discovered by Bond (US) & Lassell (England).
On this Day in History
On this Day in History: Some group of peoples were persecuted, some Pope did something, something was discovered, politicians lied, the general populace were fucked over by some douche bag in power, and they liked it, because they have no backbone.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1912: Roald Amundsen announces discovery of the South Pole.
Quote of the Day
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.
Marcel Proust
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: Scientists discover that antimicrobial (antibacterial) wipes and soaps may be making you (and society) sick.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1936: Radium E. became the first radioactive substance to be produced synthetically.
On this Day in History
On this Day in History in 1820: Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovers Antarctica (UK claim.)