The anno domini (AD) dating system started in 525. The concept of zero did not make it to Europe until the 11th century.

I doubt that. The woman isn't giving the oil to herself, but to Jesus. My guess is that it Jesus represents the church and the woman represents Christians, and the parable is meant to justify their growing need for money when Matthew was written.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? For this perfume could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed for Me. For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me. For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial. Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

--Matthew 26:6-13

I think Jesus would have been fine spending it on himself.

Clipping through things is real.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunnelling

Leap year creator

That's Julius Caesar. Sort of...

00:00:00 is the 1st second of the day. 23:59:59 is the 86400th second of the day. That's 24 hours.

Greed and gluttony have been pervasive throughout history. I have no idea why you would think they were recent phenomena.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town

There are two articles in this post. The title you complain about is from the one you didn't read.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/25/israel-intensifies-occupied-west-bank-raids-on-christmas-day
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/24/muted-christmas-as-palestinian-christians-mourn-for-gaza

Truman became president on April,12 1945. He was given a full briefing on the Manhattan project on April 24,1945. That doesn't seem like he was being kept in the dark.

There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air.

$35 for 1GB RAM. 4 and 8 GB v4 are $55 and $75.