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In 1989, a computer fault caused 40,000 Parisians to be sent letters charging them with murder, extortion and prostition instead of a simple traffic offense.
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Space & Astonomy
On 16th January, 1893, Max Wolf discovered the asteroid 353 Ruperto-Carola... Read more »
On 9th April, 1895, James Keeler proved that Saturn’s rings are made up of individual objects... Read more »
On 22nd February, 1900, Auguste Charlois discovered asteroid #453 Tea at the Observatoir de Nice in France... Read more »
On 2nd January, 1905, A satellite of Jupiter, Elara, was discovered by Perrine... Read more »
On 23rd January, 1906, Asteroid #582 Olympia was discovered by A. Kopff... Read more »
On 7th July, 1914, Robert H. Goddard received a patent for his Rocket Apparatus... Read more »
On 19th March, 1915, The first images of Pluto were obtained, but failed to be recognised... Read more »
On 21st October, 1923, One of the first planetariums opened in Germany... Read more »
On 16th March, 1926, The first liquid fueled rocket was launched... Read more »
On 18th February, 1930, The dwarf planet, Pluto, was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh... Read more »
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