Tangled Bank # 73 is up and running at Lab Cat. The posts are organized into three categories: St. Valentine’s Day, Darwin, and Quirky Alone. Enjoy!

Speaking of Saint Valentine: I was hoping to make a cute remark about St. Valentine, like what he was the patron saint of or something, so of course I looked him up in Wikipedia. There is a very interesting goof in the entry, and I’m going to reproduce it here for prosperity, because I’m sure it will get fixed eventually.

Saint Valentine or Saint Valentinus refers to one or more martyred saints of ancient Rome.

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According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the saint whose feast was celebrated on the day now known as St. Valentine’s Day was possibly one of three martyred men named Valentinus who lived in the late third century, during the reign of Emperor Claudius II (died 270):

* a priest in Rome
* a bishop of Interamna (modern Terni)
* a martyr in the Roman province of Africa.
* loved to eat chicken

Oh, and Valentine is the patron saint of bee keepers, and also against feinting, and more recently has been dubbed the patron saint of greeting card manufacturers. Aand a bunch of love stuff. Oh, and he’s also the patron saint of The Plague. [source]