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Feeling festive yet?

Many of you will know "Carol of the Bells" was a Ukrainian song.
Today is the birthday of composer Mykola Leontovych, born in Vinnytsia and murdered by a Soviet agent in 1921, aged 44 - some things don't change.

"Shchedryk" sung by Ukraine choir 'Homin' in Austria's parliament
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Also, inspiration might have just as easily come from another source such as reading a book on chaos theory, from nature such as seeing spores floating free from fungi or a dream.

It makes a nice anecdote but is not the basis for scientific or medical breakthroughs.
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There is a lot of romanticisation in the replies.

The scientist will have spent years studying the theoretical background and in clinical practice and had identified the weakness of the previous hypothesis. The new formulation will have been down to 99% perspiration and, at best, 1% inspiration.
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM