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Reece Shearsmith

"A Quiet Night In" is the second episode of the British dark comedy anthology series Inside No. 9. Written by Reece Shearsmith (pictured) and Steve Pemberton, it first aired on 12 February 2014 on BBC Two. It stars the writers as a pair of hapless burglars attempting to steal a painting from the large, modernist house of an oblivious quarreling couple, played by Denis Lawson and Oona Chaplin—a granddaughter of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin. The episode progresses almost entirely without dialogue, relying on physical comedy and slapstick. Critics generally responded positively to the episode, and a particularly laudatory review by David Chater was published in The Times. On its first airing, the episode was watched by 940,000 viewers (4.8% of the market). It was submitted to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for their 2015 awards, but was not nominated. Pemberton and Shearsmith are not planning any further silent episodes for Inside No. 9, but they have continued the use of experimental formats, including in the 2015 split screen episode "Cold Comfort". (Full article...)

Haskell canoe

... that the one-piece Haskell canoe (pictured) was made from plywood glued together with slaughterhouse blood?
... that Geraldine Roman is the first openly transgender woman elected to the Congress of the Philippines?
... that Pachycorioolithus is a kind of fossil egg native to China that is notable for having a three-layered eggshell with an unusually thick external layer?
... that according to one commentator, a recent United States Supreme Court ruling will "cast a shadow over equitable tolling cases for years to come"?
... that in 1971, "Anthrope Agapa" (Humankind Love Each Other), an album by Greek pop group Poll, sold 200,000 copies, a record unsurpassed by any Greek band since then?
... that in Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind, Henry Hobhouse "altered the way we understand modern history"?

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King John of England

1199 – John (pictured), who would posthumously become known as one of the most reviled Kings of England, was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
1644 – Manchu regent Dorgon defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
1942 – Czech fighters resisting Nazis in Prague ambushed and mortally wounded Reinhard Heydrich, the chief of Reich Security Main Office and the Protector of Bohemia and Moravia.
2006 – An earthquake measuring about 6.3 M_w struck near the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Java, killing at least 5,700 people, injuring at least 36,000, and leaving at least 1.5 million homeless.

Burgos Cathedral

Spain has 44 total sites on the list of World Heritage Sites, third only to Italy (49) and China (45). The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Spain accepted the convention on May 4, 1982, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. Of the 44 Spanish sites, 39 are cultural, 3 are natural, and 2 are mixed (meeting both cultural and natural criteria), as determined by UNESCO's selection criteria. Of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, Castile and León has the most sites, with six exclusive and two shared sites (Burgos Cathedral pictured). Additionally, Spain has established an agreement with UNESCO known as the Spanish Funds-in-Trust. The fund provides €600,000 annually to a chosen program. Programs include helping other member states, particularly in Latin America, with projects such as nominations processes and assessing tentative sites. (Full list...)

Hemerocallis is a genus of plant (H. lilioasphodelus pictured) native mainly to eastern Asia and now widely naturalized. The flowers of many species are edible and are used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

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