Religion dealing with science is the funniest shit ever: TIL in 2007, Malaysia sent its first astronaut to the ISS. The government and Islamic scholars also wrote that in order to pray, Muslims in space should face Mecca if possible; but if not, they could face the Earth generally, or just face “wherever.” [source, comments]
rpl.hds.harvard.edu
Muslims in Outer Space | Religion and Public Life
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TIL about Garibaldi, an Italian general who led 1,000 volunteers in the unification of Italy, outnumbered 90 to 1 and commanding just a few stolen tugboats, he managed to land in Sicily, incite the people there to revolt and ultimately destroyed the state of Two Sicilies in less than 2 years. [source, comments]
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TIL that the first Japanese person to be sent to space was Toyohiro Akiyama. Known as "The Space Antihero", Akiyama was not a trained astronaut, scientist nor engineer and spent his time in space craving cigarettes. [source, comments]
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Ministry of Doubleplusgood Dope 2️⃣➕😊
https://www.srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-religion/armut-in-der-reichen-schweiz-seit-sie-13-ist-kaempft-sie-gegen-die-armut
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
«Unser Sozialsystem ist gut, aber es weist eklatante Löcher auf»
Wo kommt der Schweizer Sozialstaat an seine Grenzen und wer fällt durch die Maschen des Systems? Wir haben nachgefragt.
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TIL Radiohead seventh studio album In Rainbows was released under a pay-what-you-want model, in which fans could pay the price they desired, including downloading the entire album for free. Many customers in turned paid and they gained more profits because of this marketing strategy. [source, comments]
"Der Funke" ist jetzt auch eine Sekte. Es bleibt spannend: https://www.woz.ch/2407/neue-kommunistische-partei/twinten-fuer-lenin/!FK4YN7HTT0HZ
www.woz.ch
Neue kommunistische Partei: Twinten für Lenin
Parlamentssitze will die eben erst gegründete Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei keine gewinnen – sondern die Revolution herbeiführen. Und nebenbei Spenden generieren.
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workzeitung.ch
Der «Tössemer Krawall» von 1934
Vor 90 Jahren erlebte die Nationale Front im roten Töss ihr blaues Wunder. Doch die grösste antifaschistische Strassenschlacht in der Schweiz der 1930er Jahre hatte auch Folgen für die Arbeiterbewegung. Eine historische Recherche.
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