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Welcome to the Mine of Useless Information on Saturday 25 March 2023

A random quote from our archives...

"All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer."
Thomas Fuller

...more quotes

A random fact...

Scientists estimate that there are 3 to 4 million genes in each human cell, and yet they have been able to identify one particular gene among those millions, produce and image of that gene, and examine it for abnormalities.

...more trivia

Five random people born today...

  • Bill Lockwood, cricketer, England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902 (1868)
  • Howard Battle, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1972)
  • Leslie Claudius, born in India, field hockey, Olympics gold 1948, 52, 56 (1927)
  • Bohumil Golian, born in Czech, volleyball player, Olympic-bronze-1968 (1931)
  • Marten Baersma, [MH Bottema], Friesan author, De ljochte kimen (1890)

Five random people who died on this day...

  • Warren Hymer, actor (Show Them No Mercy), dies at 42 (1948)
  • Alan Mowbray, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack), dies at 72 (1969)
  • Giorgio Federico Ghedini, composer, dies at 72 (1965)
  • Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 (1978)
  • Max F Eastman, U.S. critic/essayist (Love and Revolution), dies at 86 (1969)

Five random things that happened on this day...

  • European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers (1971)
  • Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth (1996)
  • 700 Jews of Polish Lvov-district reach Belzec Concentration camp (1942)
  • Majid Khan and Mushtaq Mohammad both out for 99 in Test vs. Eng (1973)
  • NASA launches space vehicle S-206 (1988)

Number One Single this time last year...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single five years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single ten years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single 25 years ago...

UK: Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That
US: Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Australia: All Saints - Never Ever

Number One Single 50 years ago...

UK: Donny Osmond - The Twelfth Of Never
US: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Australia: Carly Simon - You're So Vain

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