pridie kalendas decembres

• 406 B.C. — death of Euripides (by one reckoning)
• 147 A.D. — birth of Annia Galeria Faustina, the daughter of the emperor-to-be Marcus Aurelius
• 1817 — birth of Theodor Mommsen, Nobel prize winning ancient historian

Yay! Discover Magazine gets it!!!! Will we see retractions from the Telegraph et al?

• No Romans needed to explain Chinese blondes | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine.

… in case you missed our previous posts, most recently:

• Crassus’ Lost Army … Spinning out of Control

… also in memory of Leslie Neilsen:

… as told by Penelope: