Everything in today's pool (39)
World (9)
- M 5.4 earthquake, Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, IndonesiaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Blizzard Warning, Thompson PassMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
- Tropical Storm PenaStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- Nvidia alleged spying scandalMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Republican Lawmaker Files Resolution to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete HegsethMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- French officials accuse Iran of being behind refrigerator hacksMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. to hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 — their first trilateral meeting since February, with security issues expected to top the agendaMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran ThreatMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Stay on top of your finances, start your Self Assessment todayNewest official record · UK Government
Space (4)
- USSF-627Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2019 XF2Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Money (2)
- New Zealand dollar (NZD)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- NigeriaShortest life expectancy at birth · World Bank
History (9)
- The British government announced that it had removed the last land mine from the Falkland Islands, laid by Argentine forces during the 1982 Falklands War.On this day, 2020 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A skirmish occurred between South Korean and North Korean naval ships off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.On this day, 2009 · Wikipedia, On this day
- At the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, King Juan Carlos I of Spain asked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez "Why don't you shut up?" after Chávez repeatedly interrupted a speech by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.On this day, 2007 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Sri Lankan Tamil politician and human rights lawyer Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo.On this day, 2006 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People were executed by the Nigerian military regime led by Sani Abacha.On this day, 1995 · Wikipedia, On this day
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 of her crew's lives.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Angolan Civil War: The MPLA decisively defeated the FNLA at the Battle of Quifangondo, while Portugal simultaneously withdrew all its colonial and military personnel from Luanda.On this day, 1975 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The first episode of the children's television series Sesame Street was broadcast in the United States.On this day, 1969 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Evening star, Washington, D.C.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
Culture (4)
- Tinto BrassDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Alan JonesDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- HopeNew film this week · Wikidata
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeNew video game this week · Wikidata
Curious (11)
- Regulus (Turner)Featured today · Wikipedia
- ... that Tai Shan was nicknamed "Butterstick" due to his size at birth?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that college football player Hank Cook, despite being blind in one eye, ranked second nationally in receptions in 1973?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., was turned over to the government for use as a military hospital during the American Civil War?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Suchika Tariyal has represented India in international competition in four sports: judo, jujutsu, kurash and MMA?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that, during the siege of Martyropolis, Byzantine forces constructed a tall tower inside the city walls with a machine capable of dropping large stones to damage Persian siege engines?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that boy band Alamat's song "LuzViMinda" is named after a portmanteau of the three major island groups of the Philippines?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Russell BrandFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Jensen HuangFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Tommy Walsh (builder)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- cytochromeWord of the day · Wiktionary