Tarrare was a French showman, soldier and spy noted for his unusual
appetite and eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was
constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him and he was
turned out of the family home as a teenager. Tarrare travelled around
France in the company of a band of prostitutes and thieves before
becoming the warm-up act for a travelling charlatan. In this act, he
swallowed corks, stones, live animals, and a whole basketful of apples.
He then took this act to Paris, where he worked as a street performer.
At the start of the War of the First Coalition, Tarrare joined the
French Revolutionary Army, where even quadrupling the standard military
ration was unable to satisfy his large appetite. He ate any available
food from gutters and rubbish heaps but his condition still deteriorated
through hunger. He was hospitalised due to exhaustion and became the
subject of a series of medical experiments to test his eating capacity.
(Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British
forces repulsed an attempt by the Continental Army to capture Quebec
City and enlist French Canadian support.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Quebec_%281775%29>
1950:
Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces
in the first of two battles at Wonju.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_and_second_battles_of_Wonju>
1965:
Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa
began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sylvestre_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
1972:
Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane
crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua
earthquake.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
happy ending:
1. (narratology) A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of
the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of
contentment or happiness. [...]
2. About Word of the Day
3. Nominate a word
4. Leave feedback
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/happy_ending>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start
remembering everything. Images come in flashes — people and places and
stray conversations — and refuse to stop. … My son knows that I am a
writer and that I write about our planet. Since I've been sick, I remind
him a lot, so that he will know that I was not just a sick person. … I
let the memories come and go. So many of them are from my childhood that
I feel as if I'm watching myself and my kids grow up at the same time.
Sometimes I trick myself into thinking I'll remember this forever, I'll
remember this when I'm dead. Obviously, I won't. But since I don't know
what death is like and there's no one to tell me what comes after it,
I'll keep pretending. I will keep trying to remember.
--Tatiana Schlossberg
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tatiana_Schlossberg>
William Hopton Anderson (30 December 1891 – 30 December 1975) was a
senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He flew with
the Australian Flying Corps in World War I, earning the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Belgian Croix de guerre for his combat service with
No. 3 Squadron on the Western Front in 1917. At the outbreak of World
War II, Anderson was Air Member for Supply. In 1940, he acted as Chief
of the Air Staff between the resignation of Air Vice-Marshal Stanley
Goble in January and the arrival of Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles
Burnett of the Royal Air Force (RAF) the next month. Anderson led the
newly formed Central and Eastern Area Commands between December 1940
and July 1943, returning to the Air Board as Air Member for
Organisation and Equipment from September 1941 to May 1942. He was the
founding commandant of the RAAF Staff School from July to
November 1943, after which he was appointed Air Member for Personnel.
(Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Anderson_%28RAAF_officer%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1845:
The University of Galway, University College Cork and Queen's
University Belfast were established as part of the Queen's University of
Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast>
1935:
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: In retaliation for the execution of
an Italian prisoner of war, the Italian Air Force destroyed a field
hospital of the Swedish Red Cross in Dolo.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolo_hospital_airstrike>
2000:
A series of bombings occurred around Metro Manila in the
Philippines, killing 22 people and injuring around 100 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Day_bombings>
2005:
Tropical Storm Zeta became a tropical depression, making it the
record-breaking 28th tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane
season, the most active in recorded history until 2020.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Zeta>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
glow:
1. (intransitive)
2. To emit heat and light without a flame.
3. Of a fire: to emit heat and light.
4. To emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high
temperature; to shine.
5. To be very hot; also, to be on fire; to burn.
6. (figurative)
7. Of a colour: to be bright; also, of a thing: to have a bright colour.
8. Of a person: to display intense emotion.
9. Of a person's body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush
(“become suffused with a reddish colour”) as well, due to an emotional
response, exertion, etc.
10. (chiefly US, Internet slang) To be involved in an (chiefly online)
undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.
[...]
11. (transitive)
12. (archaic or obsolete) To emit (flame). [...]
13. (obsolete) To make (something) hot; to heat. [...]
14. About Word of the Day
15. Nominate a word
16. Leave feedback
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glow>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated,
very famous, and very unhappy.
--Brigitte Bardot
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bardot>
The Hearst Tower is a building at the southwest corner of 57th Street
and Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle, in the Midtown Manhattan
neighborhood of New York City, U.S. It is the world headquarters of the
media conglomerate Hearst Communications, housing many of the firm's
publications and communications companies. The Hearst Tower consists of
two sections, with a total height of 597 feet (182 m) and 46 stories.
The six lowest stories form the original Hearst Magazine Building (also
known as the International Magazine Building), designed by Joseph Urban
and George B. Post & Sons, and completed in 1928. Above it is the Hearst
Tower addition, designed by Norman Foster and finished in 2006. The
original structure is clad with stone and contains six pylons with
sculptural groups. The tower section has a glass-and-metal façade
arranged as a diagrid, or diagonal grid, which doubles as its structural
system. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Tower_%28Manhattan%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1860:
To counter the French Navy's Gloire, the world's first ironclad
warship, the Royal Navy launched HMS Warrior, the world's first iron-
hulled armoured warship.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_%281860%29>
1890:
Sioux Wars: The United States Army killed 250 to 300 Lakota
men, women and children at the Wounded Knee Massacre, beginning the
Ghost Dance War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre>
1915:
First World War: The French parliament passed a law granting
the land occupied by British war graves as "the free gift of the French
people".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_law_of_29_December_1915>
1975:
Planted by unknown perpetrators, a bomb exploded (aftermath
pictured) at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and
seriously injuring 74 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_LaGuardia_Airport_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
merry-go-round:
1. Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement
parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly
revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently
shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up
and down”).
2. (rail transport, often attributive) A freight train of hopper wagons
which loads and unloads its cargo while moving continuously on a
circular track, often incorporating a balloon loop.
3. (chiefly US) A piece of playground equipment consisting of a circular
platform that is made to revolve by pushing while users stand on it.
4. (figurative)
5. A bustle of activity; also, a meaningless cycle of activity.
6. (baseball) A series of singles and doubles that allows the batting
team to score while still having runners on base who can be driven in by
the next batter.
7. (Kenya) An informal cooperative scheme in which members (often women)
regularly contribute money to a pool, the collected money being then
paid out to one of the members; this is repeated so that every member
eventually receives money. The collected money may also be invested, or
loaned to members.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/merry-go-round>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
War taken at the best is a frightful scourge to the human race;
but because it is so the wisdom of ages has surrounded it with strict
laws and usages, and has required formalities to be observed which shall
act as a curb upon the wild passions of man, to prevent that scourge
from being let loose unless under circumstances of full deliberation and
from absolute necessity. You have dispensed with all these precautions.
--William Ewart Gladstone
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone>
The Moltke-class battlecruisers were a class of two "all-big-gun"
battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy built between 1909 and 1911.
Named SMS Moltke and SMS Goeben, they were similar to the previous
battlecruiser Von der Tann, but the Moltke class was slightly larger,
faster, and better armored, and had an additional pair of 28 cm
(11 in) guns. Both ships served during World War I. Moltke
participated in several major battles with the rest of the High Seas
Fleet, including the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland in the North
Sea, and the Battle of the Gulf of Riga and Operation Albion in the
Baltic Sea. At the end of the war, Moltke was interned with the majority
of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow while the ships' fate was being
discussed during peace treaty negotiations. The ships were scuttled on
21 June 1919 by the Germans crewing them to prevent seizure of the
ships by the Allies. (This article is part of two featured topics:
Battlecruisers of the world and Battlecruisers of Germany.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Battlecruisers_of_G…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1612:
Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet
Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune>
1908:
An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which,
along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in
southern Italy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Messina_earthquake>
1925:
The Tokyo Grand Sumo Association became the All Japan Sumo
Association at the instigation of Prince-Regent Hirohito, laying the
foundations for the world's sole professional sumo association.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Sumo_Association>
2014:
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after
the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which
resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_AirAsia_Flight_8501>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
preantepenultimate:
1. (chiefly biology, phonetics) Three before the end; fourth to last.
2. (phonetics, obsolete, rare) Synonym of preantepenult (“the last
syllable but three of a word or other utterance; the fourth-to-last
syllable”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preantepenultimate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our
bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
--Mortimer Adler
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mortimer_Adler>
Trichogenes claviger, the Caetés catfish, is a critically endangered
species of pencil catfish native to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It
was discovered early in 2010 and scientifically described later that
year. One of three species within the genus Trichogenes, it is
restricted to an area of 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) in the Caetés forest, a
mountainous area in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. When
discovered, the rainforest in which it occurs was unprotected and
threatened by deforestation. A private nature reserve has since been
established, allowing visitors to see the fish in its habitat. A small
fish, T. claviger is up to 50.8 mm (2.00 in) in length. A series of
black dots runs along the side of the body, distinguishing it from
related species. Males have a bony protrusion from the gill area (the
opercular process) that is elongated and club-like, a feature that
inspired the name of the species (claviger – 'club-bearing').
(Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichogenes_claviger>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1932:
New York City's Radio City Music Hall opened with the world's
largest auditorium at the time.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall>
1985:
The body of murdered American primatologist Dian Fossey was
discovered inside her cabin in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey>
2009:
During protests in Tehran against the recent presidential
election, Iranian security forces opened fire on demonstrators.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura_protests>
2024:
Acting president and prime minister of South Korea Han Duck-soo
was impeached by the National Assembly.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Han_Duck-soo>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ereyesterday:
1. (obsolete except Ireland, Scotland) On the day before yesterday.
2. (obsolete except Ireland, Scotland) The day before yesterday.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ereyesterday>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased
this line.
--Oscar Levant
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oscar_Levant>
In the 1937–38 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in
the Football League Third Division South, the third tier of the English
football league system. It was the eighteenth season in which Gillingham
competed in the Football League. The team won only three times in
nineteen Football League matches between August and December; in
November and December, they played six league games and lost each one
without scoring a goal, leaving them at the bottom of the division at
the end of 1937. Although Gillingham's performances improved in the
second half of the season, with seven wins between January and May, they
remained in last place at the end of the season, meaning that the club
was required to apply for re-election to the League. The application was
rejected, and as a result the club lost its place in the Football League
and joined the regional Southern League. The team were eliminated in the
first round of the FA Cup but reached the second round of the Third
Division South Cup. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Gillingham_F.C._season>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1800:
Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales, ordered the
formation of the Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse, described as the
first full-time military unit raised in Australia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor%27s_Body_Guard_of_Light_Horse>
1825:
Imperial Russian Army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in
protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder
brother Konstantin removed himself from the line of succession.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decembrist_revolt>
1919:
American baseball player Babe Ruth was sold by the Boston Red
Sox to their rivals, the New York Yankees, beginning the 84-year-long
"Curse of the Bambino".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth>
2015:
A violent tornado moved through several suburbs of Dallas,
United States, killing ten and injuring almost 500 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Garland_tornado>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Wren Day:
(Ireland, Isle of Man, Newfoundland, Wales) A custom on December 26
where people, especially boys, hunt a wren (originally a live bird, and
now a fake one) and parade it upon a decorated pole for prosperity in
the coming year.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wren_Day>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely
to have destructive consequences.
--Steve Allen
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Allen>
A Christmas Carol is an 1843 novella by Charles Dickens, illustrated by
John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser
who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley
and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their
visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens wrote
the story during a period when the British were exploring and re-
evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer
customs such as Christmas trees. His Christmas stories (including three
before and four after this one) were influenced by those of other
authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas William Jerrold. Parts
of the novella point out the misery that poor children often endured;
Dickens had recently witnessed appalling conditions for children working
in the Cornish tin mines. He gave 128 public readings of A Christmas
Carol, including his farewell performance in 1870, the year of his
death. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1725:
J. S. Bach led the first performance of the Christmas cantata
Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, making laughter audible in
singing.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unser_Mund_sei_voll_Lachens,_BWV_110>
1990:
British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced
WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldWideWeb>
2000:
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill
officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander
Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet
Union.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_Russia>
2024:
After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight
8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to
perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense
missile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_8243>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
yes, Virginia:
(originally and chiefly US, idiomatic, humorous) Used to express that
something is true, despite skepticism by some people.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yes%2C_Virginia>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of
their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to
be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we clasp
hands with our neighbor, we build the first span to bridge the gap
between the young and the old. At this hour, it’s a wish. But we have
it within our power to make it a reality. If you want to prove that God
is not dead, first prove that man is alive.
--Rod Serling
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rod_Serling>
The tufted jay, also known as the painted jay and Dickey's jay, is a
species of bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to a small
area of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. A large jay, it has a
prominent dark crest on its head; a purplish-blue back, wings, and face;
a white spot above the eye and on the cheek; white undersides; and a
partially white tail. Its typical call is a quick, four-note
vocalization. The relationship between the tufted jay and other members
of the genus Cyanocorax has been a subject of interest since the species
was first described in 1935. Because of the visual similarities between
the tufted jay and the white-tailed jay, the two were thought by some to
be closely related. A 2010 mitochondrial-DNA study has shown that the
tufted jay is most closely related to a group of South American jays,
despite their ranges being separated by more than 2,000 km (1,200 mi).
They are likely descended from an ancestral jay that ranged throughout
Latin America. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_jay>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1865:
Six Confederate veterans of the American Civil War founded a
social club they named the Ku Klux Klan, which later became a white
supremacist group.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan>
1918:
Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_occupation_of_Me%C4%91imurje>
1925:
Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in
the London Evening News.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh>
1955:
According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after
children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to
inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number
in an advertisement.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
chestnut:
1. (countable) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish
chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly
preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or
a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
2. (countable) In full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this
nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa); also
(chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus
Castanea.
3. (uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.
4. (countable, UK) Short for horse chestnut (“any of several tree
species of the genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum; the
fruit of such a tree”).
5. (by extension) Things resembling a chestnut fruit in appearance or
colour.
6. (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, like that of chestnut
fruit (sense 1). chestnut:
7. (countable) A horse with a reddish-brown coat.
8. (countable) An oval or round horny plate located on the inner side of
the leg of a horse or other equines, which is thought by some people to
correspond with the thumbnail of other animals.
9. (countable, figurative) Chiefly in old chestnut: a joke, meme,
phrase, ploy, etc. which has been repeated so often as to have grown
ineffective or tiresome; a cliché.
10. Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut fruit (noun
sense 1).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chestnut>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Everything in our political life tends to hide from us that there
is anything wiser than our ordinary selves, and to prevent our getting
the notion of a paramount right reason.
--Matthew Arnold
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matthew_Arnold>
Melaka Fray is a fictional character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer
comics by Dark Horse Comics. She debuted in the first issue of Fray
(2001), a limited series in a shared universe with Buffy the Vampire
Slayer. Melaka is a professional thief who learns that she is a Slayer
destined to fight supernatural foes, while her twin brother Harth
inherited their prophetic dreams. She learns that Harth, whom she
thought was dead, is a vampire intent on bringing demons back to Earth's
dimension. After stopping his plan, Melaka remains a thief, but chooses
to protect others as well. In Tales of the Slayers, she connects with
her heritage by reading journals about past Slayers. Melaka reappears in
the canonical comic-book continuation of the television series, meeting
the 21st-century Slayer Buffy Summers in Season Eight and helping her
defeat Harth in Season Twelve. Academics have analyzed Melaka's
character arc in Fray as an example of the hero's journey. A fan film
featuring Melaka was released in 2017. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaka_Fray>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1815:
Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last novel
released during her lifetime.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_%28novel%29>
1958:
Tokyo Tower, then the world's tallest freestanding tower,
opened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower>
1990:
About 88 percent of eligible voters in Slovenia voted to
secede from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Slovenian_independence_referendum>
1997:
The Pioneer Helmet, one of only six Anglo-Saxon helmets to be
discovered, was first placed on public display.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Helmet>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
relish:
1. (transitive)
2. To give (something) (a pleasant) flavour or taste; to make
appetizing.
3. (also reflexive, figurative, sometimes in the negative) To take
delight or pleasure in (someone or oneself, or something).
4. (obsolete)
5. To eat or taste (drink, food, etc.).
6. To provide (someone, or their appetite, mouth, stomach, etc.) with
something appetizing or tasty.
7. (figurative) To appreciate or understand (something).
8. (figurative) To experience (something); also (rare), to feel
(something).
9. (figurative) To have a particular opinion about (someone or
something); to receive, to regard.
10. (figurative) To have a tinge or trace of (something).
11. (figurative) To provide (someone) with something delightful or
pleasant; to delight, to gratify, to please.
12. (intransitive)
13. (figurative) Followed by in: to take delight or pleasure.
14. (obsolete)
15. To have a particular (specifically, a pleasant) flavour or taste.
16. (figurative) To have a particular (specifically, a favourable)
characteristic or quality.
17. (figurative) To have a tinge or trace of something.
18. (figurative) To provide delight or pleasure. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/relish>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ultimately, your generation will have the decisive voice. You
will determine whether rage or reason guides the United States in the
struggle to come. You will choose whether we are known for revenge or
compassion. You will choose whether we, too, will kill in the name of
God, or whether in His Name, we can find a higher civilization and a
better means of settling our differences. And this is not a new choice,
not for your generation — it is a choice that many others have faced
throughout history. Only now, we can hope that with your help and
engagement we can find a new answer.
--Wesley Clark
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark>
The Algemeyne Entsiklopedye is a Yiddish-language encyclopedia published
in twelve volumes from 1934 to 1966. It is divided into two subseries:
five volumes of the Normale series, covering general knowledge, and six
volumes of the Yidn series (initially planned as a single supplementary
volume) covering Jewish history and culture through a series of essays.
The encyclopedia's early volumes emphasize leftist history and politics,
although the project shifted in tone in response to Nazi persecution,
and became increasingly focused on covering Jewish topics. After the
destruction of Jewish communities throughout Europe—the encyclopedia's
main audience—in the Holocaust, it transformed from a general-purpose
resource into an effort to commemorate what was lost. After decades of
failed attempts to compile a Yiddish general encyclopedia, the Vilna-
based Jewish cultural organization YIVO formed the Dubnov Fund in 1930,
which organized and raised funds for the encyclopedia.
(Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algemeyne_Entsiklopedye>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1920:
The Congress of Soviets approved the GOELRO plan, the first
Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOELRO>
1939:
Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of
Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian
National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the
request of the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Deliverance>
1997:
Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquished the disputed title of
President of Somalia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Farrah_Aidid>
2010:
The United States repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy
on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military (signing pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Ask,_Don%27t_Tell_Repeal_Act_of_2010>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
carousal:
(uncountable) The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an
instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol
consumption.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carousal>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You don't become a saint until you lead a good life whether in
Tibet or Italy or America. … You can’t become a saint by taking
dope, stealing your friends’ typewriters, giving girls chancres, not
supporting your wife and children, and then reading St. John of the
Cross. All of that, when it’s happened before, has typified the
collapse of civilization … and today the social fabric is falling
apart so fast, it makes your head swim.
--Kenneth Rexroth
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Rexroth>