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"Daily Mail" publishes the first photo of the monster of Loch Ness (1934)
In Scottish folklore, the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie is said to be a creature that inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large in size with a long neck and one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature have varied since it was brought to worldwide attention in 1933.
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Robert Oppenheimer (*1940, "father of the atomic bomb")
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons.
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Max Planck (*1858)
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, (23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
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German Beer Day
In honor of the German Purity Law we celebrate April 23rd since 1994 as the Day of German Beer. Be it Alt, Kölsch, Pils or wheat - in Germany people drink beer. May one believe various statistics, that also not exactly too scarcely. Per capita, Germans consume between 120 and 150 litres of barley juice per year.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
Nose Picking Day
For some certainly one of the most unusual odd holidays, for others certainly a rather disgusting affair.
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World Penguin Day
25 April is celebrated in many countries as World Penguin Day. After all, the tailcoat carriers have a lot to offer the bird world.
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Al Pacino (*1940)
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an US-American actor, film director and film producer. He is considered by many critics and audiences as one of the outstanding character actors of contemporary American film and theatre.
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Remember Your First Kiss Day
The USA celebrates April 26 as a nationwide memento of your first kiss. A clear case for the romantics and nostalgics among you.
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National Pretzel Day
The fact that the USA has a soft spot for food holidays is also confirmed by today's 26th April. Because this date is celebrated in the United States as the national pretzel day.
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Hug an Australian Day
The 26th of April is in the calendar of the curious holidays from world completely in the sign of the embrace one Australian day. At least when it comes to the US couple Ruth and Tom Roy, who have declared this date as the hugs for residents of the fifth continent.
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Samuel F. B. Morse (*1791, single-wire telegraph system)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, OIC (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.
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Morse Code Day
April 27 honours the idea of the inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 - 1872) with the US American Morse Code Day.
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Terry Pratchett (*1948)
Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini (*1916)
Ferruccio Lamborghini (April 28, 1916 – February 20, 1993) was an Italian industrialist. In 1963, he created Automobili Lamborghini, a maker of high-end sports cars in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
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National Superhero Day
The 28th of April honors the superheroes of this world since 1995. At least in the USA, where this date is celebrated as a nationwide National Superhero Day.
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Karl Drais (*1785, Schreibmaschine, Draisine)
Karl Freiherr von Drais (29 April 1785 in Karlsruhe – 10 December 1851 in Karlsruhe) was a German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period.
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PewDiePie Starts his YouTube Channel (2010)
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Kjellberg originally pursued a degree in industrial economics and technology management at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. In 2010, during his time at the university, he registered a YouTube account under the name PewDiePie. The following year, he dropped out of Chalmers after losing interest in his degree field, much to the dismay of his parents.
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The WWW becomes publicly available (1993)
The Internet (portmanteau of interconnected network) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.
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