In the 1940s, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was committed to his teaching role at the University of Chicago, despite being based at the Yerkes Observatory. Each week, he traveled 80 miles to teach a special course attended by only two students.
The students were Tsung-Dao Lee and…
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Chainsaw Man opening and ending references and details thread:
1 - In the #chainsawman opening, Denji crashes 3 times after getting knocked into the air. The holes his body creates look like the letters "C" "S" "M"
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It’s 10 years to the day that Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Nonito Donaire via a UD, putting in an excellent performance to unify the WBA super and WBO super bantamweight titles.
What was your pre fight prediction for this one?
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👀 Whitaker vs. Chavez. Because roughly 60,000 Mexican fans turned up at the Alamodome in the hope of seeing Whitaker crushed. Sweet Pea, complete with Naughty By Nature, came to the ring with a look on his face like he had the controls to the universe - and he did! Unbeatable!
👀 Whitaker vs. Chavez. Because roughly 60,000 Mexican fans turned up at the Alamodome in the hope of seeing Whitaker crushed. Sweet Pea, complete with Naughty By Nature, came to the ring with a look on his face like he had the controls to the universe - and he did! Unbeatable! https://t.co/LBeZuvZATc
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