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Ignatius L. Donnelly, American politician and promoter of pseudoscience and pseudohistory (born 1831)

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Ignatius L. Donnelly

American politician and fringe theorist (1831–1901)

Ignatius Loyola Donnelly was an American Congressman, populist writer, and pseudoscientist. He is known primarily now for his fringe theories concerning Atlantis, Catastrophism, and Shakespearean authorship. These works are widely regarded as examples of pseudoscience and…
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Pseudoscience

Unscientific claims wrongly presented as scientific

Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claims; reliance on confirmation bias…
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Pseudohistory

Pseudoscholarship that attempts to distort historical record

Pseudohistory is a form of pseudoscholarship that attempts to distort or misrepresent the historical record, often by employing methods resembling those used in scholarly historical research. The related term cryptohistory is applied to pseudohistory derived from the…
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January 1

Day of the year

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year. This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year.
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