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2026-09-16 @ 10.01.30 ∈ Suomeksi

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Salora-juttu – Wikipedia

Salora-juttu oli vuonna 1977 Suomen siihen mennessä suurin paljastunut veronkierto- ja lahjusskandaali, joka keskittyi Jouko Nordellin johtaman Salora Oy:n ympärille. Salora-jutun pääjuonteena oli televisiovastaanotinten myynti ohi kirjanpidon, mutta se sai myös poliittista ulottuvuutta.

2026-03-18 @ 17.07.25 ∈ In English

Bell-bottoms today, miniskirts tomorrow: Math reveals fashion's 20-year cycle

Over the past century, skirt lengths have repeatedly shortened and [lengthened every two decades. But starting] in the 1980s, the data show a wider range of skirt lengths appearing at the same time, suggesting that fashion trends are becoming more fragmented.

2026-03-14 @ 20.00.44 ∈ In English

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

[Professor Justin Smith] said "a debt of gratitude" was owed to the anonymous late collector, whose films - largely focused on his love of trains and canals, including hundreds of home videos - were donated to FIF after he died.

2026-03-06 @ 9.51.02 ∈ In English

The Black Death's counterintuitive effect: As human numbers fell, so did plant diversity

[Farmlands] were typically separated by woods, rough grazing lands and uncultivated plots, often enclosed by hedgerows or trees. [This patchy landscape resulted in high biodiversity.] The Black Death disrupted this by reducing human disturbance.

2026-02-03 @ 18.02.43 ∈ In English

Capturing Carrington

A speculative search in the right place at the right time turned up what is thought to be the only image of the eponymous solar observer.

2025-11-05 @ 17.17.02 ∈ In English

These Historical Figures Lived Long Enough to be Painted and Photographed

This fascinating collection shows that, actually, many painters did a remarkable job of capturing accurate likeness — even when their often royal subjects had features they might not want amplifying.

2025-10-02 @ 18.04.09 ∈ In English

Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old

What's unique about some larger bird [species] is that the same nest is used for centuries if it continues to be in a safe space. Generations of birds will continue to occupy and add materials to these nests for hundreds of years.

2025-09-25 @ 10.14.50 ∈ In English

(From 1946)

George Orwell: Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali

One ought to be able to hold in one's head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being.

2025-07-03 @ 21.03.42 ∈ In English

The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t

In the 1980s, many thought tuberculosis was on the path to elimination. In reality, more were dying from the disease than ever.

2025-06-09 @ 19.21.15 ∈ In English

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.