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2016: Researcher Simon Guthrie finally succeeds in splicing the bovine gene sequence into the stem cell DNA and opens the door to commercial production of cows that tolerate a diet consisting of fortified cornmeal without immunological compromise.
1649: Henry Purcell dreams his oldest brother, Edward, has fallen into the Thames when he runs to avoid a royal procession crossing on a bridge. Henry wakes and resumes his work on The Tempest, composing Full Fathom Five in the umbrage of his nightmare.
2001: Chronic otitis media results in prophylatic use of antibiotic for a period of 3 months.
1542: Aderance to liturgy among the greatest minds of the day guides them to adopt the homunculus as an explanation of divine planning. In translation to the vernacular, many of the theological underpinnings are lost resulting in a belief that the humunculii can be generated through alchemical processes, similar to maggots.
2014: After the birth of her first son, Bjorn, on a rooftop, Margo wraps the placenta and other biological matter in yellowed newsprint and buries it under the elevator shaft.
1958: In preparation for the birth of their first child, Stan and Maxine shop for new furniture for the child's room. When at the furniture store they are struck by a new lamp with an embossed image of a leaf. Although they don't need it, they purchase this for their living room.
2007: First I felt a pounding in my ear while I was inverted in a headstand. Afterwards, instead of going away, the pounding increased and not long after I was beset with a fever. After the pain came an extended period of deafness.
1979: There are few grocery stores in the ghetto. And fewer still are those with a selection of fresh meats, fruits or vegetables. A large Met Foods supermarket goes out of business and is replaced with a company specializing in meat and meat-related products. They add an "A" to the "Met Foods" sign resulting in "Meat Foods"
