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October 3, 2017

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 3, 2017, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. Flat Earthers… Continue reading →

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September 14, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 14, 2015, in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory detectors detected gravitational waves for the first time. After checking and rechecking their data and instruments… Continue reading →

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August 13, 2019

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 13, 2019, WHO (the World Health Organization) reported that the number of measles cases tripled worldwide in 2019 with 364,808 reported, compared to 129,239 in 2018. WHO did say that this significant increase can be… Continue reading →

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June 19, 240 BCE

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 19, 240 BCE, Greek philosopher and scientist, Eratosthenes, estimated the circumference of the Earth using two sticks and got pretty darned close to its actual value. Today in the world, there are actually people who… Continue reading →

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February 11, 2016

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 11, 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA announced that they had detected the elusive gravitational waves on September 14, 2015. Flat Earthers immediately started to protest, as they don’t believe in gravity, and said that what the observatories detected was swamp gas from a weather … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1945

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 10, 1945, Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated in Fruita, Colorado. He survived for another 18 months before he choked to death. Before his death, he did win two debates. One with a Flat Earther and the other with an Anti-Vaxxer.

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June 19, 240 BCE

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 19, 240 BCE Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth using a well in Syene and a stick at Alexandria and some simple geometry. He’d previously noted that on the summer solstice, in a well at Syene, you could see the reflection of the sun at noon. The well was sufficiently deep enough … Continue reading →

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June 16, 1980

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 16, 1980, the US Supreme Court ruled that new forms of life created in labs could be patented. The specific case brought before the US Supreme Court involved a genetically-engineered bacterium that was capable of breaking down crude oil, something no naturally occurring bacteria could do. This has paved the way for future, … Continue reading →

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January 10, 1946

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 10, 1946, Project Diana was successfully completed. The United States Army Signal Corps bounced radio waves off the Moon and received the reflected signals, thereby proving that the Moon was real and probably not made of brie, green or otherwise. Flat Earthers cried foul, claiming that the US Army’s science was inadmissible, as … Continue reading →

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