Abdullah Atalar, an engineering Professor at Turkey’s Bilkent University, is unhappy today. Atalar was conceived on April 11, 1954. According to a Cambridge computer scientist, this date is “the most boring day of history.”
A computer at Cambridge University claims that April 11, 1954, was the most boring since 1900. The laptop manages actual Knowledge, a database with more than 300,000,000 facts about people, places, events, and other information. It combs through this data, looking for notable things that have happened or didn’t happen on certain days. Boringness can be subjective. However, it is something we all agree on. In most historical days, celebrities were born or killed, and wars, bombings, and assassinations were waged, but notable events occurred in the history of arts of sports or art on April 11, 1954.
The “most boring” day in history
The first half 20th century was a terrible time, and the world was still dealing with its aftermath. The Great Depression, Spanish flu, famine, as well the horrors and horrors of WWI were all vividly recalled by people.
Everyone had enjoyed a much-needed Sunday off. That was okay. After so many atrocities, it took history a while to settle down, and it was a Biblical Sunday.
People on April 11 did not realize that it was the most boring date in history. Bill Haley would record Rock Around the Clock the day after. Like any other Monday, April 12, 1954, would continue in its insane jam.
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Jokes aside, it’s time for us to take back the dull days after nearly two years of marriage. Boredom is also a means of relaxation and stress relief. Many people wish to enjoy boredom from time to time.
Unless somebody proves otherwise, April 11, 1954, it’s the most boring day in the twentieth century. Those were more straightforward and calm times than today’s vertigo…