Notable Events in History Today:

1747: First venereal diseases clinic opened in London at London Lock Hospital.

1849: The Corn Laws were abolished in Britain.

1871: Millions of birds flew over western San Francisco and blacked out the sky.

Birthdays:

1797: Schubert, who composed some shit.

1865: Henri Desgrange, who rode a bicycle around France.

1915: Thomas Merton, who photographed some shit and made Mom happy.

Deaths:

1606: Guy Fawkes, who stirred up some trouble back in November.

1788: Bonnie Prince Charlie, who roused rabbles.

1907: Timothy Eaton, who founded a department store.

Random Interesting Shit

The founder of Kellogg’s thought he was preventing people from masturbating with his boring af corn flakes.

Eat like an ancient Roman dude.(Pretty sure they were cool with masturbation)

And because #yum, here’s a vegan naan recipe for your pleasure.

Speaking of recipes, some 20th century professional creatives were less than boring in the kitchen. Burl Ives had a very interesting recipe for BBQ sauce.

Would you drink this gin?. (If you hate gin like I do, check out Roku by Suntory. I can’t get enough of that gin.)

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