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Exploring XANADU, The Oldest Blockchain in The World
Today
Pingcognito is a reaserch system that tracks the people in Xanadu, the oldest blockchain in the world. It was discovered by Marie-Lynn, an OSINT and Information Security Researcher from Montreal.
This website tracks over 20,000 performers who move along our narrative. The information shared on this website is not secret. It is simply never promoted to the general public. It’s part of the Great Easter Eggs Hunt of History.
Exploring XANADU, The Oldest Blockchain in The World
Today
Pingcognito is a reaserch system that tracks the people in Xanadu, the oldest blockchain in the world. It was discovered by Marie-Lynn, an OSINT and Information Security Researcher from Montreal.
This website tracks over 20,000 performers who move along our narrative. The information shared on this website is not secret. It is simply never promoted to the general public. It’s part of the Great Easter Eggs Hunt of History.
Doppelgängers (5) | Birthdays (6) | Events (3) | Passed (5)
November 16, 2025
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Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad.
- Kurt Vonnegut
5 Doppelgängers Today
Why are public figures always born within a few days of another public figure who looks just like them? Why does our storyline require two of each?
Born within 1 day in 1927
Born on November 17, 1927 Marie-Hélène de RothschildFrench socialite who became a doyenne of Parisian high-society and |
Born on November 16, 1927 Barbara PaytonAmerican film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcoholism and drug addiction |
Born within 2 days in 1997
Born on November 14, 1997 Ivanna SakhnoUkrainian actress |
Born on November 16, 1997 Sophia DeMornay-O'Neal |
Born within 1 day in 1956
Born on November 15, 1956 Ashley CoxAmerican model and actress |
Born on November 16, 1956 Angel CashPornographic actress in the 1980s |
Born within 3 days in 1896
Born on November 19, 1896 Anton WalbrookAustrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook |
Born on November 16, 1896 Oswald MosleyBritish politician during the 1920s and 1930s who rose to fame when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism |
Born within 5 days in 1869
Born on November 11, 1869 Victor Emmanuel IIIKing of Italy 1900-1946. |
Born on November 16, 1869 Joseph VacherFrench Serial Killer |
6 Birthdays Today
Pete Davidson born on November 16, 1993.
American comedian, actor, and writer
Willem Dafoe born on November 16, 1954.
Recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards
Harry Baals (1886 — 1954)
Republican mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1934 to 1947, and from 1951 until his death in 1954.
Harry Baals: the only mayor whose name made every ribbon-cutting ceremony sound like a prank
Terence McKenna (1946 — 2000)
American ethnobotanist and mystic who advocated the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants
Shigeru Miyamoto born on November 16, 1952.
Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo, where he serves as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002
Thomas H. Ince (1880 — 1924)
American silent era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films.
3 Events
On This Day
Monica Lewinsky signs a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with US President Clinton
It happened on November 16, 1998
Featuring: Monica Lewinski, Bill Clinton.
The 2,400,000th day of the Epoch of the Julian day is reached.
It happened on November 16, 1858
Désirée, the historical biographical film based on the best-selling novel Désirée by Annemarie Selinko, opens
It happened on November 16, 1954
Featuring: Annemarie Selinko, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons.
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5 People Who
Passed On This Day
Alice Liddell (1852 — 1934)
Inspiration for the character Alice in Alice and Wonderland
Clarke Gable (1901 — 1960)
American actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood"
Alan W. Watts (1915 — 1973)
Known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience
Louis Riel (1844 — 1885)
Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people
The Stage now has its own page!
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The Ghost Army of the United States is about the art and practice of manipulating your enemy's mental process so that they come to a false conclusion about what you are up to.
- The Ghost Army
Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are.
- Kurt Vonnegut
You can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards.
- Steve Jobs