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Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths and criminology to map artist's identity

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Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths and criminology to map artist's identity

Some Guy Put Kylo Ren In A Bunch Of Movies — And It Works

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Some Guy Put Kylo Ren In A Bunch Of Movies — And It Works

Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths and criminology to map artist's identity

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Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths and criminology to map artist's identity Banksy’s politically-themed street art has made him a celebrity in Britain, despite his true identity never having been confirmed. Now British academics are using a combinations of math, criminology and geographic profiling to back up a theory over the identity of the mysterious street artist.

Some Guy Put Kylo Ren In A Bunch Of Movies — And It Works

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Some Guy Put Kylo Ren In A Bunch Of Movies — And It Works Your favorite classics like "Back to the Future" and "Pulp Fiction" just got better. March 5, 2016 at 07:00PM

Article of the day for March 6, 2016

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Article of the day is Iven Mackay. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

perquisite: Word of the day for March 6, 2016

perquisite , n : (mostly plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary. A gratuity. A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

Article of the day for March 6, 2016

The Article of the day for March 6, 2016 is Iven Mackay . Iven Mackay (1882–1966) was a senior Australian Army officer who saw action in both World Wars. He served with the 4th Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli, distinguishing himself in hand-to-hand fighting at the Battle of Lone Pine. On the Western Front, he assumed command of the 4th Battalion in 1916 and led the 1st Infantry Brigade in 1918. After the war he studied physics at the University of Cambridge under Ernest Rutherford. He remained in the Militia between the wars, and was a major general by the time the Second World War broke out. He commanded the 6th Division through the Australian Army's first battles of the war. During the Battle of Bardia in 1941, the 6th Division captured the fortified town along with 36,000 Italian prisoners; Mackay was knighted for this success. In the Battle of Greece, he became the only Australian general to face the Waffen SS in battle. He was recalled to Australia in 1941, commanding the Hom...

Picture of the day for March 6, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 6, 2016: Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) in Berlin-Mitte at night. It was built from 1816 and 1818 according to plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is one of the main works of German classicism.

perquisite: Word of the day for March 6, 2016

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Word of the day is perquisite : (mostly plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary. A gratuity. A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

Picture of the day for March 6, 2016

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Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) in Berlin-Mitte at night. It was built from 1816 and 1818 according to plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is one of the main works of German classicism..

We calculated the year dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living

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We calculated the year dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living By the end of this century, Facebook might start to feel more like a digital graveyard than a place for the living.

We calculated the year dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living

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We calculated the year dead people on Facebook could outnumber the living