Cambridge Computer IDs World's Most Boring Day

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Cambridge Computer IDs World's Most Boring Day 186

Posted by samzenpus on Monday November 29, 2010 @02:52AM from the because-they-can dept.

smitty777 writes "Scientists hard at work at Cambridge used a computer algorithm and nearly 300 million historical facts to identify the most boring day in history. The winner? On April 11, 1954, absolutely nothing happened. That is, unless you count the most boring day in the world happening."

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Slow News Day (Score:4, Funny)

by Archangel Michael ( 180766 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @02:56AM (#34371924) Journal

Must be the second most boring day ...

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My Birthday (Score:3, Funny)

by shikaisi ( 1816846 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @03:02AM (#34371958)

That's my birthday, you insensitive clod.

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Re:My Birthday (Score:4, Funny)

by Kilrah_il ( 1692978 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @03:51AM (#34372158)

Well, you just gave us some corroborating evidence. Thanks.

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I can imagine a conversation from that day (Score:3, Funny)

by dmomo ( 256005 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @04:01AM (#34372202)

From TFA:Plans for the coup d'etat in Yanaon, then a small French colony in India, are also believed to have been hatched that on the evening of April 11 1954 but nothing actually happened that night.
Dadala Raphael Ramanayya: Gentlemen, prepare yourselves. This is a great Historical night!!
Dudes: HUZZZAH!

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Re:Not boring in Belgium (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @04:10AM (#34372230)

This only reinforces the computer's conclusion. Belgium is the very definition of boring.

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @04:17AM (#34372254)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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Baby Boom (Score:2, Funny)

by joeme1 ( 959209 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @04:44AM (#34372356)

There was a spike in births [wikipedia.org] shortly after this date. I'd say they might have to take a little more into consideration for their algorithm, or did the most boring day cause this spike in procreation?

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Re:I can say now: faulty (Score:2, Funny)

by J.J. Dane ( 1562629 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @06:03AM (#34372646)

For some interesting research in the same field see:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/good-old-days-traced-back-to-single-weekend-in-194,18210/ [theonion.com]

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Re:I can say now: faulty (Score:5, Funny)

by Stele ( 9443 ) writes: on Monday November 29, 2010 @09:33AM (#34373640) Homepage

Man, maybe some genius was being made that day. Pretty interesting to me. Even if it would take 9 months to poop out.
Skipped sex ed, huh?

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Slow News Day (Score:4, Funny)

My Birthday (Score:3, Funny)

Re:My Birthday (Score:4, Funny)

I can imagine a conversation from that day (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Not boring in Belgium (Score:1, Funny)

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Baby Boom (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I can say now: faulty (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I can say now: faulty (Score:5, Funny)

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