"Bring Us Together" was a political slogan popularized after the
election of Republican candidate Richard Nixon as President of the
United States in the 1968 election. The text was derived from a sign
that 13-year-old Vicki Lynne Cole stated that she had carried at Nixon's
rally in her home town of Deshler, Ohio, during the campaign. After
being told of the sign, Nixon's speechwriters, including William Safire,
began inserting the phrase into his speeches. Nixon mentioned the rally
sign in his victory speech, adopting the phrase as representing his
administration's initial goal—to reunify the bitterly divided country.
Nixon invited Cole and her family to the presidential inauguration, and
she appeared on a float in the inaugural parade (pictured). The phrase
"Bring Us Together" was used ironically by Democrats when Nixon proposed
policies with which they disagreed. In newspaper columns written in the
final years before his 2009 death, Safire expressed doubt that Cole's
sign had ever existed.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Us_Together>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1792:
Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver claimed the land around
Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound>
1913:
Emily Davison, an activist for women's suffrage in the United
Kingdom, was fatally injured after being trampled by King George V's
horse at the Epsom Derby.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Davison>
1961:
U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita
Khrushchev held an unsuccessful summit in Vienna to discuss issues in
the countries' relationship during the Cold War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_summit>
1998:
Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in
the Oklahoma City bombing.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ghrelin:
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty,
that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the
pituitary gland.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghrelin>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising
the various dimensions of my body, soul, mind and heart. Taken together,
these aspects give me a sense of wholeness. I want to be a whole human
being rather than one who limps on one leg because I don't know how to
use all of my parts. Intellectual, emotional, and physical activity are
not separate entities. Rather, they are dimensions of the same human
being. Â
--Robert Fulghum
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Fulghum>
"Watching the River Flow" is a blues rock song by American singer Bob
Dylan, released as a single on June 3, 1971. Produced by Leon Russell,
it was written and recorded during a session in March 1971 at Blue Rock
Studio in New York City. The collaboration with Russell formed in part
through Dylan's desire for a new sound, after a period of immersion in
country rock music. The song has been interpreted as Dylan's account of
his writer's block in the early 1970s, and his wish to deliver less
politically engaged material and find a new balance between public and
private life. A minor hit in some countries, "Watching the River Flow"
was included on the 1971 Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II and other
Dylan compilation albums. The song has been covered by many artists,
including a recording by five current and former Rolling Stones that was
part of a tribute project for pianist Ian Stewart.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watching_the_River_Flow>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1844:
The last known pair of great auks, the only modern species in
the genus Pinguinus of flightless birds, were killed on Eldey off the
coast of Iceland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk>
1921:
At his trial for the assassination of Talat Pasha, viewed as
the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was
acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soghomon_Tehlirian>
1937:
Nearly six months after abdicating the British throne, Edward,
Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private
ceremony near Tours, France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson>
1979:
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian
forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-month war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda%E2%80%93Tanzania_War>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
disport:
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself
divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disport>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and to be
loved, is the greatest happiness of existence. Â
--Sydney Smith
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sydney_Smith>
Warner Bros. Movie World is a theme park on the Gold Coast in
Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow's
Theme Parks division. After a star-studded opening ceremony on
2 June 1991, the park opened the following day. Many park attractions
are based on Warner Bros. and related DC Comics properties, including
thrill rides such as Batwing Spaceshot and Superman Escape, family
attractions such as Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D and Wild West
Falls Adventure Ride, entertainment at the Roxy Theatre and the
Hollywood Stunt Driver live show. Film characters regularly roam the
grounds to interact and take photos with guests. Each afternoon,
characters participate in a parade along Main Street. The seasonal
Fright Nights and White Christmas events are hosted annually. The park
has survived financial hardships and remains among Australia's most
popular tourist destinations. As of 2016, it receives a yearly average
of 1.4Â million visitors.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Movie_World>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1886:
Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, becoming the only U.S.
president to wed in the White House.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Cleveland>
1924:
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law, granting
citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits
of the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Citizenship_Act>
1953:
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II>
1983:
After an emergency landing due to an in-flight fire, 23
passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 were killed when a flashover
occurred as the plane's doors opened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rubicon:
1. A limit that when exceeded, or an action that when taken, cannot be
reversed.
2. (card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not
achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty.
3. (transitive, card games) Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat
a player who has not achieved the rubicon.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rubicon>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 I am not apt to forget the feelings that have been inspired by my
former society with good acquaintances, nor to be insensible to their
expressions of gratitude to the President of the United States; for you
know me well enough, to do me the justice to believe, that I am fond of
only what comes from the heart. Â
--Martha Washington
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martha_Washington>
The Treaty of Lutatius was the agreement of 241Â BC between Carthage and
Rome which ended the First Punic War after 23 years. The Romans had
defeated a Carthaginian fleet attempting to lift the blockade of its
last strongholds on Sicily. Accepting defeat, the Carthaginian Senate
ordered the local commander to negotiate a peace treaty. One was rapidly
agreed, but when referred to Rome for ratification, it was rejected.
Rome then sent a commission which agreed that Carthage would cede what
it held of Sicily, relinquish several groups of islands nearby (map
pictured), release all Roman prisoners without ransom, and pay large
reparations over 10 years. In 237Â BC Carthage prepared an expedition to
recover the island of Sardinia, which had been lost to rebels.
Cynically, the Romans announced that this was an act of war and that
their peace terms were the ceding of Sardinia and Corsica and the
payment of an additional indemnity; these were added to the treaty as a
codicil.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lutatius>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1813:
War of 1812: Mortally wounded, U.S. Navy captain James Lawrence
ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!" as USSÂ Chesapeake was
captured by HMSÂ Shannon off the coast of Boston.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake>
1831:
British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross led the
first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clark_Ross>
1974:
In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich
introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the
Heimlich maneuver, to treat choking victims.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_thrusts>
2001:
A Hamas-affiliated Islamist terrorist blew himself up outside a
nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of whom were
teenage girls.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinarium_discotheque_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
oxishly:
(rare) In a manner like that of an ox.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oxishly>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 "God is love," as Scripture says, and that means the revelation
is in the relationship. "God is love" means God is known devotionally,
not dogmatically. "God is love" does not clear up old mysteries; it
discloses new mystery. "God is love" is not a truth we can master; it is
only one to which we can surrender. Faith is being grasped by the power
of love. Â
--William Sloane Coffin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Sloane_Coffin>
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have
eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail,
often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always
ending with a stinger. There are over 2,500 described species. They
mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environments.
Most species give birth to live young, and the female cares for the
juveniles while their exoskeletons harden, transporting them on her
back. Scorpions primarily prey on insects and other invertebrates, but
some species take vertebrates. They use their pincers to restrain and
kill prey. Scorpions themselves are preyed on by larger animals. Their
venomous sting can be used both for killing prey and for defense. Only
about 25 species have venom capable of killing a human. In regions with
highly venomous species, human fatalities regularly occur. Scorpions
with their powerful stingers appear in art, folklore, mythology, and
commercial brands.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1921:
The Tulsa race massacre, "the single worst incident of racial
violence in American history", began in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre>
1961:
The Union of South Africa was dissolved by the Constitution Act
and replaced by the Republic of South Africa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa>
1981:
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese
paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led to the burning
of the Jaffna Library in Sri Lanka.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Jaffna_Public_Library>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ether:
1. (uncountable, literary or poetic) The substance formerly supposed to
fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular
as a medium breathed by deities.
2. (by extension) The medium breathed by human beings; the air.
3. (by extension) The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness.
4. (uncountable, physics, historical) Often as aether and more fully as
luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied
space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact
with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its
existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the
theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
5. (uncountable, colloquial) The atmosphere or space as a medium for
broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space
through which Internet and other digital communications take place;
cyberspace.
6. (uncountable, colloquial) A particular quality created by or
surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.
7. (uncountable, organic chemistry) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic
compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
8. (countable, organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds
containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
9. (transitive, slang) To viciously humiliate or insult.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ether>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 Weave lasting sure, weave day and night the weft, the warp,
incessant weave, tire not, (We know not what the use O life, nor know
the aim, the end, nor really aught we know, But know the work, the need
goes on and shall go on, the death-envelop'd march of peace as well as
war goes on,) For great campaigns of peace the same the wiry threads to
weave, We know not why or what, yet weave, forever weave. Â
--Leaves of Grass
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass#Weave_in,_My_Hardy_Life>
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific working group formed during
the Second World War to determine if an atomic bomb was feasible. The
name came from a reference by Danish physicist Niels Bohr to his
housekeeper, Maud Ray. The committee was founded in response to the
Frisch–Peierls memorandum, which argued that a small sphere of pure
uranium-235 could have the explosive power of thousands of tons of TNT.
Its chairman was George Thomson and it met at Burlington House
(pictured). Uranium enrichment, fissile materials, and the design of
nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons were examined. The research
culminated in two reports, known collectively as the MAUD Report. In
response, the British created a nuclear weapons project. The report was
made available to the United States, where it energised the American
effort, which eventually became the Manhattan Project; it was also
handed to the Soviet Union by its atomic spies, helping start the Soviet
atomic bomb project.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAUD_Committee>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1815:
The East Indiaman Arniston was wrecked during a storm at
Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas in South Africa, with the loss of 372
lives.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arniston_%28East_Indiaman%29>
1914:
RMSÂ Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner,
departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Aquitania>
1998:
An earthquake registering 6.5Â Mw struck northern Afghanistan,
killing at least 4,000 people, destroying more than 30 villages, and
leaving 45,000 people homeless in Takhar and Badakhshan Provinces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_Afghanistan_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
BANANA:
(informal, humorous, derogatory, often attributively) One who objects to
the building of any structure in their neighbourhood, especially in
public policy debate.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/BANANA>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 I speak of that justice which is based solely upon human
conscience, the justice which you will rediscover deep in the conscience
of every man, even in the conscience of the child, and which translates
itself into simple equality. This justice, which is so universal but
which nevertheless, owing to the encroachments of force and to the
influence of religion, has never as yet prevailed in the world of
politics, of law, or of economics, should serve as a basis for the new
world. Without it there is no liberty, no republic, no prosperity, no
peace! It should therefore preside at all our resolutions in order that
we may effectively cooperate in establishing peace. Â
--Mikhail Bakunin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin>
The mysteries of Isis were religious initiation rites performed in the
cult of the goddess Isis in the Greco-Roman world. Alluding to the
worship of Isis from ancient Egyptian religion, they were modeled on
other mystery rites, particularly the Eleusinian mysteries, which
honored the Greek goddess Demeter. By undergoing the mystery rites,
initiates signaled their dedication to Isis. Many texts from the Roman
Empire refer to the Isis mysteries, but the only source to describe them
is a work of fiction, the novel The Golden Ass, written in the second
century by Apuleius. In it, the initiate undergoes ritual purification
before descending into the innermost part of Isis's temple, where he
experiences a symbolic death and rebirth and has an intense religious
experience. Some aspects of the mysteries of Isis and of other mystery
cults resemble elements of Christianity, but the evidence for their
influence on Christianity is unclear.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_of_Isis>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1233:
Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered Kaifeng after a 13-month
siege and began looting the fallen capital of the Jin dynasty.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_siege_of_Kaifeng>
1852:
Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful
concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T.
Barnum.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind%27s_tour_of_America>
1953:
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (both
pictured) became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_British_Mount_Everest_expedition>
1999:
President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first
elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military rule.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nick:
1. (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor
way.
2. (transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches
in; to deface, to mar.
3. (transitive, rare) To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of
(the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
4. (transitive, obsolete) To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of
nicks; to tally with.
5. (transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike
at the precise point or time.
6. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and
produce a fine deflection.
7. (transitive, gaming) To throw or turn up (a number when playing
dice); to hit upon.
8. (transitive, mining) To make a cut at the side of the face.
9. (transitive, Australia, Britain, slang) To steal.
10. (transitive, Britain, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nick>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 I believe in an America that is on the march — an America
respected by all nations, friends and foes alike — an America that is
moving, doing, working, trying — a strong America in a world of peace.
That peace must be based on world law and world order, on the mutual
respect of all nations for the rights and powers of others and on a
world economy in which no nation lacks the ability to provide a decent
standard of living for all of its people. Â
--John F. Kennedy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy>
The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production
and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive
system that make pregnancy possible. Naturally occurring hormones drive
two concurrent and coordinated cycles that last about 28 days. The
ovarian cycle controls the production and release of eggs and the
release of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The uterine cycle
governs the preparation and maintenance of the lining of the uterus
(endometrium) to receive a fertilized egg. Menstruation, a "period" in
common parlance, begins on day one of the cycle, and lasts for about
five days. Around day fourteen, an egg is usually released from the
ovary. Estrogen stimulates the uterus lining to thicken to accommodate
an embryo should fertilization occur. If implantation does not occur,
the lining is released during menstruation. Menarche (the first period)
usually occurs around age twelve, and menstrual cycles usually continue
for 30–45 years until menopause.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cycle>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1644:
English Civil War: Royalist troops stormed and captured the
Parlimentarian stronghold of Bolton, leading to a massacre of defenders
and local residents.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_Bolton>
1901:
Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to
prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Arcy_Concession>
1937:
The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession
as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Neville_Chamberlain>
1999:
After 21 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's mural
painting The Last Supper, in Milan, Italy, was returned to display.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_%28Leonardo%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pyroballogy:
(weaponry, obsolete, rare) The study of artillery; the practice of using
artillery as a weapon.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pyroballogy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 Never say "no" to adventures. Always say "yes", otherwise
you’ll lead a very dull life. Â
--Ian Fleming
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ian_Fleming>
The 2007 Coca-Cola 600 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2007
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event in the U.S.
It was held on May 27, 2007, before a crowd of 175,000 in Concord,
North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway (pictured), now called
Charlotte Motor Speedway, one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR
races. The 400-lap race on the speedway's standard 1.5-mile (2.4Â km)
track covers the longest distance of any event on the NASCAR calendar.
The 2007 race was won by Casey Mears of the Hendrick Motorsports team,
who started from 16th position. J. J. Yeley finished second and Kyle
Petty came in third. There were thirteen cautions and 29 lead changes
among fifteen drivers during the race. Kurt Busch held the lead for 107
laps, longer than any other driver. The 2007 race is Mears's only win in
the Nextel Cup Series, now known as the NASCAR Cup Series.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Coca-Cola_600>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1915:
HMSÂ Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, United
Kingdom, with the loss of 352 lives.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Princess_Irene>
1967:
Australians voted overwhelmingly to include Indigenous
Australians in the national census and for the government to make laws
for their benefit.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Australian_referendum_%28Aboriginals%29>
2001:
Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf kidnapped
20 tourists in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that
lasted over a year.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_Palmas_kidnappings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gouge:
1. (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or
as if with a gouge.
2. (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an
unfairly or unreasonably high price.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To dig or scoop (something) out with or as
if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push
the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
4. (intransitive) To use a gouge.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gouge>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 We are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research,
without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just
bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks. Â
--Harlan Ellison
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison>
Yazid I (c. 646 – 683) was the second caliph of the Umayyad
Caliphate, ruling from April 680 until his death. His appointment, the
first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history, was
opposed by several Muslim grandees from Medina, including Muhammad's
grandson Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn refused to recognize Yazid following his
accession and left for Kufa in Iraq to lead a revolt, but was killed in
the Battle of Karbala. To suppress the subsequent rebellion in Arabia,
Yazid sent an army that captured and sacked Medina. Next, Mecca was
besieged for several weeks until the army withdrew as a result of
Yazid's death. The caliphate fell into a decade-long civil war known as
the Second Fitna, ending with the establishment of the Marwanid dynasty.
Yazid is considered an illegitimate ruler and a tyrant by many Muslims.
Modern historians consider him a capable ruler, albeit less successful
than his father Mu'awiya I, whose style of governance he continued.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1637:
Pequot War: Allied Puritan and Mohegan forces attacked a
fortified Pequot village in the Connecticut Colony, killing between 400
and 700 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_massacre>
1822:
The deadliest fire in Norwegian history (depicted) occurred at
a church in Grue, killing at least 113 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grue_Church_fire>
1967:
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, widely
considered to be the most influential rock-and-roll album ever recorded,
was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band>
1991:
Shortly after leaving Bangkok, an engine thrust reverser on
Lauda Air Flight 004 deployed without being commanded, causing the
aircraft to break apart and killing all 223 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
facticity:
1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact.
2. (uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state
of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or
of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
3. (countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be
true without further evaluation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facticity>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 All I have to do is make you see this. This one particular thing
here. That's all. And sometimes it's impossible. Sometimes, I know the
best odds I can hope for are a thousand to one. You'll see what you see,
what your life has conditioned you to see upon encountering that
combination of words, not what I want or need you to see. Fiction
writing is like making films for the blind. Â
--CaitlÃn R. Kiernan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Caitl%C3%ADn_R._Kiernan>