Journalist and activist Kirill Teiter became its first monarch. The following year, the error was corrected and Torgu officially became part of Estonia. Nevertheless, the kingdom's flag and coat of arms can still be seen in the parish.
He was pardoned in 1781 after a letter was written arguing that, as a slave, he was not a citizen and thus could not commit treason against a government to which he owed no allegiance.
The first piece of art created in space, and the pencils Alexei Leonov used to draw it.
In 1992, following independence from the Soviet Union, an error in the new constitution of Estonia led to Torgu being left out. In response, the area's 500 inhabitants decided to form their own kingdom. (en.wikipedia.org)
Journalist and activist Kirill Teiter became its first monarch. The following year, the error was corrected and Torgu officially became part of Estonia. Nevertheless, the kingdom's flag and coat of arms can still be seen in the parish.
European countries by the exact shade of red in their flag
Nine different coloured polo shirts were placed under the sun in an experiment by Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies
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NASA is listening for any signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft due to a wrong command (phys.org)
NASA will have to wait until October for an automatic spacecraft reset that should restore communication, according to officials.
Animation vs. Physics (youtu.be)
The origin of Roman Emperors
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Billy (born c. 1754) was an enslaved man from Virginia who was charged with treason during the American Revolution. (en.wikipedia.org)
He was pardoned in 1781 after a letter was written arguing that, as a slave, he was not a citizen and thus could not commit treason against a government to which he owed no allegiance.
"Lost in Translation" (dir. Sofia Coppola) and "Her" (dir. Spike Jonze) - both featuring Scarlett Johansson as the main female character - were directed by a divorced couple (Sofia & Spike), and both films, in some way reflect aspects of their marriage. (streamable.com)
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Wiener dog aerodynamics (www.youtube.com)
In a single straight-line course, it is possible to sail directly from India to the USA. (streamable.com)
A source: https://www.tiktok.com/@maptravelers/video/7257217165613337902
Netherlands in European languages
Finger / Toe
In 2016, an airport ground handling worker at Katowice Airport in Poland made a joke that he had thrown a metal tube into the A320 engine
The joy of learning random things on Wikipedia | Annie Rauwerda | TED (www.youtube.com)
The Chinese typewriter from the 1930s (twitter.com)
1731 Lion of Gripsholm Castle, poorly stuffed due to the taxidermist's unfamiliarity with lions, resulting in a comically deformed face
Academic journal forced to retract peer-reviewed AI-generated paper after "rat penis" pics go viral (www.sott.net)
Peruvian Textile: Feline Pattern (900-1430)
Still wondering why people from Alaska didn't post about the eclipse
Tenochtitlan - a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire (tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl)