Hubble: 20 anos no ar
E a Kátia deu a dica pra esse site que a Nasa fez em comemoração aos 20 anos do telescópio Hubble no espaço – vale perder um tempinho lá.
Wikipedia Aleatória: Reis malucos
This is a list of monarchs who have been described as mentally ill in some way by historians past or present.
In many cases, it is difficult to ascertain whether a given historical monarch did in fact possess a genuine mental illness of some sort, whether he or she was merely eccentric or suffering symptoms of a physical illness, or whether he or she was just disliked by
Ancient world
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (reigned c. 605 BC-562 BC), became insane for a period of seven years
Roman Emperors
Caligula (12-41; ruled 37-41)
Justin II (520-578; ruled 565-578)
Islamic Caliphs
Ottoman Caliph Ibrahim I (1615-1648; ruled 1640-1648), known as Deli Ibrahim (Mad Ibrahim)
European monarchs
King Charles VI of France (1368-1422; ruled 1380-1422), known as Charles le Fou (Charles the Mad)
King Henry VI of England (1421-1471; ruled 1422-1461 and 1470-1471)
Queen Joanna of Castile (1479-1555; ruled 1504-1555), known as Juana La Loca (Joanna the Mad)
Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (1530-1584; ruled 1533-1584), known as Ivan the Terrible
Tsar Feodor I of Russia (1557-1598; ruled 1584-1598), son of Ivan IV. Known as Feodor the Bellringer (he was reputedly mentally retarded)
Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612; ruled 1576-1611).
King Charles II of Spain (1661-1709; ruled 1665-1700) , known as Charles the Bewitched
Queen Maria I of Portugal (1734-1816; ruled 1777-1816), known as Maria a Louca (Maria the Mad)
King Christian VII of Denmark (1749-1808; ruled 1767-1808)
King George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820; ruled 1760-1820)
King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886; ruled 1864-1886), known as Mad King Ludwig
King Otto of Bavaria (1848-1916; ruled 1886-1913)
“Cana é fruta, né?”
Ah, os anos 60…
As 100 melhores músicas de 2009: 2) Cidadão Instigado – “Escolher Pra Que?”
4:20
Hunter Thompson e a maconha
Do Stoner Party.
A centopéia humana
Não, você não quer saber sobre o que é esse filme:
Eu avisei…
O Chapeleiro Louco recebe os outros Johnny Depp
O desenho é assinado por alguém chamado Memory Palace. Mas e aí, alguém já viu o Alice?
Broken Social Scene x Joy Division
E por falar no Broken Social Scene, não tinha ouvido essa versão que eles fizeram pro hit do Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, pra trilha sonora desse filme Time Traveler’s Wife. Aliás, alguém já viu esse filme? Sabe se presta?
Kennedy-Lincoln
Uma parábola moderna num jogo de palavras:
abraham lincoln was elected to congress in 1846. john f. kennedy was elected to congress in 1946. abraham lincoln was elected president in 1860. john f. kennedy was elected president in 1960. the names lincoln and kennedy each contain seven letters. both were particularly concerned with civil rights. both wives lost their children while living in the white house. both presidents were shot on a friday. both were shot in the head. now this is interesting… lincoln’s secretary was named kennedy. kennedy’s secretary was named lincoln. both were assassinated by southerners. both were succeeded by southerners. both successors were named johnson. andrew johnson, who succeeded lincoln, was born in 1808. lyndon johnson, who succeeded kennedy, was born in 1908. john wilkes booth, who assassinated lincoln was born in 1839. lee harvey oswald, who assassinated kennedy was born in 1939. both assassins were known by their three names. both names comprise fifteen letters. booth ran from a theater and was caught in a warehouse. oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. booth and oswald were assassinated before their trials. and here’s the kicker, a week before lincoln was shot he was in monroe, maryland. a week before kennedy was shot he was with marilyn monroe.