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Cambridge Computer IDs World's Most Boring Day

Posted by samzenpus on 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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  1. Slow News Day by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

    Must be the second most boring day ...

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  2. My Birthday by shikaisi · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's my birthday, you insensitive clod.

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    1. Re:My Birthday by Kilrah_il · · Score: 3, Funny

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

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  3. I can imagine a conversation from that day by dmomo · · Score: 2, Funny

    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!

  4. Re:Not boring in Belgium by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

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

  5. Re:Not boring in Belgium by Ash-Fox · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Belgium, there were elections on April 11, 1954. The Catholic Party lost its absolute majority in parliament, which resulted into an anti-clerical government of the Liberal Party (right of center) and the Socialist Party. This change had a major impact on the Belgian educational system, being the "Schoolstrijd" (School Struggle). Not a boring day at all.

    Boooooring!

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  6. Baby Boom by joeme1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    There was a spike in births 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?

  7. Re:I can say now: faulty by J.J.+Dane · · Score: 2, Funny

    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/

  8. Re:I can say now: faulty by Stele · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?