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''Published March 26, 2018'' = A Pinch of Thought = === Murderous Math === Any prime number that is one more than a multiple of 4 (e.g. 5 = 4 +1, 13 = 12 + 1, 29 = 28 + 1, 41 = 40 + 1, ...) is the sum of two squares (e.g. e.g. 5 = 4 +1, 13 = 4 + 9, 29 = 4 + 25, 41 = 16 + 25, ...). === Horrific History === ==== Seat Belt Fastened at All Times ==== There weren’t many old BAC One-Elevens still flying in 1990, but one of them, British Airways 5390, was en route from Birmingham to the Spanish island of Malaga on June 10. It was a sunny Sunday, with 81 happy beachgoers aboard, when the entire pilot’s-side windscreen blew out as the One-Eleven climbed through 17,300 feet. The captain, Tim Lancaster, was almost instantly sucked out the opening—he’d removed his shoulder harness after takeoff and loosened his lapstrap—but fortunately the backs of his knees jammed against the top of the windscreen frame while his feet were caught under the yoke of his control column. Steward Nigel Ogden, who had just entered the cockpit, grabbed Lancaster by the legs while the first officer got the airplane under control. Ogden was on the verge of being dragged out as well when a second steward reached the cockpit and secured him with a strap from the captain’s shoulder harness. By this time, Lancaster had slipped sideways from the roof of the cockpit, and his bloodied head was flailing against the left side window. The crew assumed that he was already dead. “His eyes were wide open,” Ogden recalled. “I’ll never forget that sight.” Lancaster was actually comatose, his systems shut down as a result of the incredible shock and the excruciating cold of the high-speed slipstream. A second steward eventually had to relieve Ogden, who was frostbitten and losing his grip, and by the time the airplane landed at Southampton, England, Lancaster was being held only by his ankles. He in fact survived with a fractured arm and wrist, and his first words after being pulled back into the cockpit were “I want to eat.” (“Just like a pilot,” Ogden reportedly said.) It was soon determined that an overworked mechanic had used undersized bolts on 84 of the windscreen’s 90 hold-down fittings. === Wacky Holidays === 1 National Pig Day 1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day 1 Purim 2 Old Stuff Day 2 Employee Appreciation Day 2 National Salesperson Day 2 World Day of Prayer 3 Caregiver Appreciation Day 3 I Want You to be Happy Day 3 If Pets Had Thumbs Day 3 National Anthem Day 3 Peach Blossom Day 4 Holy Experiment Day 4 Hug a GI Day 4 Oscar Night 5 Multiple Personality Day 6 Dentist's Day 6 National Frozen Food Day 7 National Crown Roast of Pork Day 8 Be Nasty Day 8 International (Working) Women's Day 8 Popcorn Lover's Day second Thursday 9 Panic Day 10 Middle Name Pride Day 11 Johnny Appleseed Day 11 Worship of Tools Day 12 Girl Scouts Day 12 Plant a Flower Day 13 Ear Muff Day 13 Jewel Day 14 Learn about Butterflies Day 14 National Potato Chip Day 14 National Pi Day 15 Dumbstruck Day 15 Everything You Think is Wrong Day 15 Ides of March 16 Everything You Do is Right Day 16 Freedom of Information Day 16 Incredible Kid Day 17 Corned Beef and Cabbage Day 17 National Quilting Day 17 Submarine Day 17 Saint Patrick's Day 18 Goddess of Fertility Day 18 Supreme Sacrifice Day 19 Poultry Day 20 International Earth Day 20 Extraterrestrial Abductions Day 20 Proposal Day 20 National Agriculture Day 20 Spring (Vernal) Equinox 20 Tea for Two Tuesday 21 Credit Card Reduction Day 21 Fragrance Day 22 National Goof Off Day 23 Melba Toast Day 23 National Chip and Dip Day 23 National Puppy Day 23 Near Miss Day 24 National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day 25 Feast of the Assumption 25 Pecan Day 25 Palm Sunday 25 Waffle Day 26 Make Up Your Own Holiday Day 26 National Spinach Day 27 National "Joe" Day 28 Something on a Stick Day 28 Weed Appreciation Day 29 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 29 Smoke and Mirrors Day 30 Good Friday 30 I am in Control Day 30 National Doctor's Day 30 Passover 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day 31 Bunsen Burner Day 31 National Clam on the Half Shell Day 31 World Backup Day [[Category:Navigator Articles]] [[Category:Nav 17-18]]
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