posts from 2018 / 03 / 06

1. The Best-Named Law - Ever.

   historical-nonfiction:

   When Virginia senator William B. Spong Jr. first went to Washington in 1966, he worried that the media might mistakenly pronounce his name as “Sponge.” But he observed that his Senate colleagues included Russell B. Long (D-La.) and Hiram L. Fong (R-Hawaii).

   So in introducing himself at the National Press Club, he announced that the three of them would be introducing a bill to protect the rights of songwriters in Hong Kong. It would be called the Long Fong Spong Hong Kong Song Bill. They never introduced the bill, but the media never mispronounced Spong’s name.

   March 5th, 2018 9:26pm

2. 

   itscolossal:

   Long Exposure Photos Capture the Light Paths of Drones Above Mountainous Landscapes

   March 5th, 2018 9:22pm

3. March 5th, 2018 9:18pm

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   historical-nonfiction:

   The biggest ocean oil spill in history occurred in 1991, during the First Gulf War. Iraqi soldiers retreating from Kuwait opened oil wells and pipelines in an attempt to slow U.S. troops. About 240 million gallons of oil spilled into the Persian Gulf, creating a slick roughly the size of Hawaii.

   March 5th, 2018 9:16pm

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   March 5th, 2018 9:16pm

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   gameraboy1:

   The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

   March 5th, 2018 9:15pm