Rotating locomotion in living systems includes both the rolling of
entire organisms, and the use of structures that propel by rotating
relative to a fixed body, such as a wheel or propeller. Though the
former mode is used by varied forms of life, including pangolins and
tumbleweeds, the latter is only known to occur in bacteria using
microscopic, corkscrew-like flagella. While other human technologies,
like wings and lenses, have common natural analogues, multicellular
organisms have apparently never evolved rotating propulsive structures.
Such structures may be infeasible to grow and maintain with biological
processes. Compared with walking or running on limbs, in natural
environments, wheeled propulsion is rarely as energy-efficient,
versatile, or capable of navigating obstacles. This is likely why at
least one historical civilization abandoned wheels. Rolling and wheeled
creatures have appeared in speculative fiction and the legends of many
cultures.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotating_locomotion_in_living_systems>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1779:
American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the
Continental Navy boarded and captured the British sloop HMS West
Florida at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Pontchartrain>
1945:
Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in
Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before
choking to death.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken>
1974:
After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-
Bissau was formally recognized as independent.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau>
1983:
Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes
across Hong Kong and the Philippines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ellen_%281983%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
storge:
Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/storge>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
History, as well as life itself, is complicated; neither life nor
history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency.
--Jared Diamond
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jared_Diamond>
The Million Second Quiz is an American game show that was hosted by Ryan
Seacrest (pictured) and broadcast by NBC from September 9 to
September 19, 2013. For one million seconds, contestants attempted to
win trivia matches, and the four top scorers competed in a stepladder
playoff for a top prize of $2,000,000. Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman, and
David Hurwitz served as executive producers of The Million Second Quiz.
The show helped to promote NBC's lineup for the 2013–14 television
season. NBC broadcast a live prime time show for each night of the
competition (except during Sunday Night Football), including a two-hour
finale. Using a mobile app, viewers could play the game against others
and potentially earn a chance to appear as a contestant during the prime
time episodes. Critics argued that The Million Second Quiz suffered from
a confusing format and a lack of drama. Ratings dropped after the show's
premiere.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Second_Quiz>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1141:
Yelü Dashi, the Liao general who founded the Qara Khitai,
defeated Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan, near
Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qatwan>
1796:
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French
and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_September_1796>
1954:
An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw struck near Chlef, Algeria,
killing over 1,200 people and forcing the government to implement
comprehensive reforms in building codes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Chlef_earthquake>
1971:
Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon, was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_%28John_Lennon_album%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
unoften:
(literary except India) Not often; rarely, seldom.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unoften>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
War makes men barbarous because, to take part in it, one must
harden oneself against all regret, all appreciation of delicacy and
sensitive values. One must live as if those values did not exist, and
when the war is over one has lost the resilience to return to those
values.
--Cesare Pavese
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cesare_Pavese>
"Deja Vu" is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo
(pictured) from her debut studio album, Sour (2021). Rodrigo wrote the
song with its producer, Dan Nigro. Geffen and Interscope Records
released it as the album's second single on April 1, 2021.
Incorporating various pop sub-genres, "Deja Vu" is about heartbreak and
explores Rodrigo's anguish about her ex-partner repeating things they
did in his new relationship. It received critical acclaim; many
considered it a strong follow-up to "Drivers License" (2021). "Deja Vu"
debuted at number eight in the US and made Rodrigo the first artist to
debut their first two singles in the top ten, peaking at number three.
The song reached the top ten in various countries, including Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. Allie Avital directed the music video,
which depicts Rodrigo observing her ex mimic their relationship with his
new love interest. Rodrigo performed the song on shows and included it
on the set list for her 2022 Sour Tour.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_Vu_%28Olivia_Rodrigo_song%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1565:
St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied
settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States, was
founded by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine,_Florida>
1831:
The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland
with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_%281831%29>
1954:
Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to
create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag pictured), modelled
on NATO.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization>
1991:
At the Tailhook Association symposium in Las Vegas, US Navy and
Marine Corps aviators were alleged to have sexually assaulted 90
persons.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailhook_scandal>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
marmoreal:
1. Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.;
marblelike.
2. (obsolete) Made out of marble.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marmoreal>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I think in this particular time, this particular moment in
American history, when we're taking on somebody — the former
President, who in fact does not believe in democracy — he is an
authoritarian, and a very, very dangerous person — I think at this
moment there has to be a unification of progressive people in general
all over this country — people who are prepared to make sure that
women control their own body, that we deal with climate change, that we
represent the needs of the working class of this country, and take on
the billionaire classes.
--Bernie Sanders
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders>
The UEFA Euro 1976 final was the final match of Euro 1976, and was
contested on 20 June 1976 by Czechoslovakia and West Germany, at
Stadion Crvena Zvezda (pictured), Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Czechoslovakia
initially took the lead 2–0 during the first half, but West Germany
narrowed the gap with a goal before halftime. There was no scoring in
the second half until the final minute of regular time, when West
Germany won a corner, which was headed past Ivo Viktor by Bernd
Hölzenbein at the near post, and the game went into extra time. When
that resulted in no change to the score, the first penalty shoot-out in
a European Championships final ensued. The first seven kicks were
converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeneß,
struck his shot over the bar. Antonín Panenka stepped up to take the
fifth Czechoslovak penalty. Sepp Maier dived while Panenka gently lobbed
the ball straight in the middle of the net to win the shoot-out and
secure Czechoslovakia's first European Championship.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1976_final>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1642:
First English Civil War: Royalist and Parliamentarian forces
clashed at the Battle of Babylon Hill, after which both sides claimed
victory.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Babylon_Hill>
1822:
Pedro I declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal,
establishing the Empire of Brazil.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Brazil>
1901:
With Beijing occupied by foreign troops from the Eight-Nation
Alliance, Qing China was forced to sign the Boxer Protocol, an unequal
treaty that ended the Boxer Rebellion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Protocol>
1996:
American rapper Tupac Shakur was shot by an unknown assailant
in Las Vegas, dying from his injuries six days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tupac_Shakur>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Vulcan salute:
A gesture of greeting consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward
and the thumb extended, and the fingers parted between the middle finger
and ring finger.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Fly me high through the starry skies Maybe to an astral plane
Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget today's pain. Ooh,
dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh, dream
weaver I believe we can reach the morning light Though the dawn may be
coming soon There still may be some time Fly me away to the bright
side of the moon Meet me on the other side.
--Gary Wright
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gary_Wright>
The Marmaduke–Walker duel was fought between John S. Marmaduke
(pictured) and Lucius M. Walker, two generals in the Confederate States
Army, on September 6, 1863, near Little Rock, Arkansas. Tensions had
risen between the two officers during the Battle of Helena on July 4,
1863, when Marmaduke accused Walker of not supporting his force, then
retaliated by not informing Walker of a Confederate retreat. Marmaduke
was later assigned to serve under Walker during a Union advance against
Little Rock. Walker did not support Marmaduke during a retreat after the
Battle of Brownsville. After the Battle of Bayou Meto on August 27,
Marmaduke questioned Walker's courage. A series of notes passed between
the two generals by friends resulted in a duel, during which Walker
received a fatal wound. Marmaduke was arrested, but later released; he
survived the war and later became Governor of Missouri. Union forces
captured Little Rock later in the campaign, after the Battle of Bayou
Fourche.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaduke%E2%80%93Walker_duel>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1634:
A Swedish–German army was overwhelmingly defeated at the
Battle of Nördlingen, one of the most important battles of the Thirty
Years' War, effectively destroying Swedish power in southern Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_N%C3%B6rdlingen_%281634%29>
1870:
Louisa Swain became the first woman to vote in a general
election in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Swain>
1955:
State-sponsored attacks against Istanbul's Greek minority,
known as the Istanbul pogrom, killed between 13 and 37 people and
injured more than a thousand others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_pogrom>
2003:
Mahmoud Abbas resigned as Prime Minister of the Palestinian
National Authority after a power struggle with President Yasser Arafat.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
at odds:
(idiomatic) In disagreement; conflicting.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/at_odds>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Man is not the source of all things, as the subjective idealists
would say. Nor is he the passive observer of all things, as the
objective idealists and materialists would say. The Quality which
creates the world emerges as a relationship between man and his
experience. He is a participant in the creation of all things. The
measure of all things...
--Robert M. Pirsig
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig>
Robert Kaske (1921–1989) was an American professor of medieval
literature who founded the medieval studies program at Cornell
University in Ithaca, New York. He published lengthy interpretations of
Beowulf and of poems and passages by Dante and Chaucer. Kaske
particularly enjoyed solving difficult, puzzling passages in works such
as Pearl, Piers Plowman, the Divine Comedy, The Husband's Message and
The Descent into Hell. In 1975 he was appointed chief editor of the
journal Traditio. Over the course of his career he collected what one
former student termed "most of the awards and honors possible for a
medieval scholar", including fellowships from the National Endowment for
the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies, and two
Guggenheim Fellowships. In 1988 Kaske published Medieval Christian
Literary Imagery: A Guide to Interpretation, which colleagues called a
"magisterial work".
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kaske>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1816:
Facing rising discontent in France, Louis XVIII was forced to
dissolve the Chambre introuvable, the legislature dominated by Ultra-
royalists.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambre_introuvable>
1887:
A fire that killed 186 people broke out at the Theatre Royal,
Exeter.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Theatre_Royal_fire>
1964:
Hurricane Cleo dissipated after causing 156 deaths, mainly in
Haiti, and causing roughly US$187 million in damages across the
Caribbean and southeastern United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Cleo>
1975:
Squeaky Fromme, a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to
assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Gerald_Ford_in_Sac…>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
zakat:
(Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an
annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for
charitable purposes.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zakat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Faith brings recognition that our quest never leads us to
certainty. We are always uncertain, always in doubt that our way is
God's way. That self-doubt makes it possible to be reconciled to one
another. It is faith that makes the reconciling work of politics
possible.
--John Danforth
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Danforth>
The Rhodesia Information Centre (RIC) represented the Rhodesian
government in Australia from 1966 to 1980. As Australia did not
recognise Rhodesia's independence it operated on an unofficial basis.
The centre's activities included lobbying politicians, spreading
propaganda about white minority rule in Rhodesia and advising Australian
businesses on how they could evade the United Nations sanctions that had
been imposed on the country. These activities violated United Nations
Security Council resolutions. The RIC had little impact, with Australian
media coverage of the Rhodesian regime being almost entirely negative
and the government's opposition to white minority rule in Rhodesia
hardening over time. The Australian government made several attempts to
force the centre to close, all of which were unsuccessful. The
Zimbabwean government shut the centre in May 1980 after the end of
white minority rule and later established an official embassy in
Australia.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_Information_Centre>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1800:
French Revolutionary Wars: Facing starvation and a death rate
of 100 soldiers per day, the French garrison in Malta surrendered to
British forces, ending a two-year siege.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_%281798%E2%80%931800%29>
1843:
The state wedding of Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and
Emperor Pedro II of Brazil took place at the Cathedral of Rio de
Janeiro.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Cristina_of_the_Two_Sicilies>
1977:
The Golden Dragon massacre took place in Chinatown, San
Francisco, leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang
violence in the city.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dragon_massacre>
2010:
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the
Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to
NZ$40 billion in damages.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
downtime:
1. The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as
the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.
2. A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or
stops.
3. (chiefly Canada, US) A period of time set aside for relaxation and
rest; leisure time, free time.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/downtime>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Wasted away again in Margaritaville, Searchin' for my lost
shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, But I
know it's nobody's fault.
--Jimmy Buffett
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett>
The steamer SS Princess Alice sank on 3 September 1878 after a
collision with the collier vessel SS Bywell Castle on the River Thames.
Between 600 and 700 people died, all from the paddle steamer, in the
greatest loss of life of any British inland waterway shipping accident.
Princess Alice was owned by the London Steamboat Co and captained by
William R. H. Grinstead. The collision occurred in an area where
75 million imperial gallons (340,000 m3) of London's raw sewage had
just been released. The steamer broke into three parts, and many of her
passengers drowned in the heavily polluted waters. The jury in the
coroner's inquest put more of the blame on the collier; the inquiry run
by the Board of Trade found that Princess Alice had not followed the
right path and was culpable. In the aftermath of the sinking, changes
were made to the release and treatment of sewage. The Marine Police
Force were provided with steam launches, after the rowing boats used up
to that point had proved insufficient.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_SS_Princess_Alice>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1411:
The Treaty of Selymbria was concluded between the Republic of
Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Selymbria>
1901:
For the first time, the flag of Australia flew from the Royal
Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia>
1987:
In a military coup d'état in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposed
the incumbent president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza while he was abroad in
Canada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bagaza>
2017:
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test
at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_North_Korean_nuclear_test>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
grawlix:
1. A series of images or symbols used in speech bubbles in comic strips
to indicate one or more swear words.
2. An image resembling an illegible scribble used for this purpose.
3. A string of typographical symbols (such as "@#$%&!") used for this
purpose.
4. A series of violence-related images (such as bombs, daggers, and
skulls) used for this purpose.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grawlix>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
True art, springing fresh from Nature, must have in it, to live,
much of the glance of an eye, much of the sound of a voice, much of the
life of a life. … Nature is strong, generous, comprehensive, fecund,
subtile … in growth and decadence she continually sets forth the drama
of man's life. … thro' the rotating seasons, thro' the procession of
the years, thro' the march of the centuries, permeating all, sustaining
all, there murmurs the still, small voice of a power that holds us in
the hollow of its hand.
--Louis Sullivan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louis_Sullivan>
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in
the City of Westminster, London. It stands on the site of the Queen's
Theatre (1705) designed by John Vanbrugh, where more than 25 operas by
George Frideric Handel premiered. The present building, designed by
Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert
Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
there. In the early 20th century, the theatre hosted spectacular
productions of Shakespeare and other classical works, and premieres by
such playwrights as Bernard Shaw and Noël Coward. The theatre's
capacity is 1,216 seats, and it was Grade II* listed by English
Heritage in 1970. LW Theatres has owned the building since 2000. The
land beneath it is on a long-term lease from the Crown Estate. Andrew
Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera has run at His Majesty's since
1986. It was known as "Her Majesty's Theatre" during the reigns of
Victoria and Elizabeth II.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Theatre,_London>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1792:
French Revolution: Due to an overwhelming fear that foreign
armies would attack Paris and prisoners would revolt, revolutionaries
began the summary execution of more than a thousand prisoners.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_Massacres>
1946:
The interim government of India, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru,
was formed to assist the transition of India from British rule to
independence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru>
1957:
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began an official
visit to Australia, the first by a foreign incumbent head of state to
the country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem_presidential_visit_to_Australia>
1967:
Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former World War
II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, England,
as an independent sovereign state: the Principality of Sealand
(pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
e.g.:
1. An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list
of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
2. (informal, nonstandard, proscribed) An example.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/e.g.>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
At certain moments, words are nothing; it is the tone in which
they are uttered.
--Paul Bourget
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Bourget>
Banksia dentata is a species of tree in the genus Banksia. It occurs in
northern Australia, southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Growing as
a gnarled tree up to 7 m (23 ft) high, it has leaves up to 22 cm
(8.7 in) long with toothed margins. The cylindrical yellow flower
spikes, up to 13 cm (5 in) high, appear between November and May,
attracting honeyeaters, sunbirds, sugar gliders and insects. Flowers
fall off the spikes, which swell and develop follicles containing up to
two seeds each. Collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770, B. dentata is
one of the four Banksia species published in 1782 as part of Carl
Linnaeus the Younger's original description of Banksia. It is classified
in Salicinae, a series, or group of species, from Australia's eastern
states. Genetic studies show it to be an early offshoot within the
group. It is found in savanna, associated with Pandanus and Melaleuca.
After bushfires it regrows from its woody base, known as a lignotuber.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_dentata>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1604:
The Guru Granth Sahib (folio depicted), the religious text of
Sikhism, was installed in the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib>
1859:
A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that
struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic
storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle
latitudes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event>
1911:
Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during
its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_Valley_salt_tram>
1972:
In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation,
American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess
Champion with his victory over Russian Boris Spassky.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Spassky>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
letters patent:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by
an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly,
right, status, or title to a person or organization; or to record a
contract.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/letters_patent>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
ੴ One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative
Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond
Birth, Self-Existent. … True In The Primal Beginning. True
Throughout The Ages. True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True.
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds
of thousands of times. By remaining silent, inner silence is not
obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within. The hunger
of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go
along with you in the end. So how can you become truthful? And how can
the veil of illusion be torn away? O Nanak, it is written that you
shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will.
By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described. By
His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness
are obtained. By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His
Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained. Some, by His Command,
are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly
forever. Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His
Command. O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in
ego.
--Sri Guru Granth Sahib
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib>