Kyla (born January 5, 1981) is a Filipino singer-songwriter. She is the
recipient of numerous accolades, including eleven Awit Awards and three
MTV Pilipinas Music Awards. She gained recognition in 2000 with her
debut album Way to Your Heart and its single "Hanggang Ngayon", which
won the International Viewer's Choice Award for Southeast Asia at the
2001 MTV Video Music Awards. She has collaborated with musicians such as
American singer-songwriter Brian McKnight and English boy band Blue.
Outside of music, she has starred in the drama series Dear Friend (2009)
and Villa Quintana (2013–2014), and has expanded her career into
reality television as a presenter of the talent competition show Popstar
Kids (2005–2007) and as a judge in the variety show singing contest
Tawag ng Tanghalan (since 2016). Kyla's music is primarily influenced by
R&B; and soul, and she has been credited with helping to redefine the
genres in the Philippines. (This article is part of a featured topic:
Overview of Kyla.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Overview_of_Kyla>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1869:
Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at
Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed
Constabulary.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ngatapa>
1919:
The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was
founded by Anton Drexler.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Workers%27_Party>
1949:
In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S.
Truman announced: "Every segment of our population, and every
individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Deal>
2003:
The Metropolitan Police arrested six people in conjunction with
an alleged terrorist plot to release ricin on the London Underground,
although no toxin was found.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Green_ricin_plot>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
a little bird told me:
(idiomatic, chiefly humorous) I received the information from a source
which I am not prepared to disclose.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_little_bird_told_me>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Whatever the rhythm was, luck rewarded us, because, wanting
connections, we found connections — always, everywhere, and between
everything. The world exploded in a whirling network of kinships, where
everything pointed to everything else, everything explained everything
else…
--Foucault's Pendulum
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Foucault%27s_Pendulum>
Robert Nimmo (1893–1966) was a senior Australian Army officer and the
chief military observer (CMO) of the United Nations Military Observer
Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) from 1950 until his death. Nimmo
graduated early from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, to
participate in World War I, serving with the Australian Light Horse. He
remained in Australia in training and staff roles early in World
War II. He then administered command of Northern Territory Force before
commanding the logistics effort for the Bougainville campaign, and
served as a senior staff officer on First Australian Army headquarters
in New Guinea. He commanded a brigade of the British Commonwealth
Occupation Force in Japan, then returned to Australia to lead Northern
Command. In 1950, he was made Commander of the British Empire, retired
from the army, and was appointed as CMO of UNMOGIP, where he remained
until he died on 4 January 1966. Nimmo was the first Australian to
command a multinational peacekeeping force.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nimmo>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1798:
After his appointment as Prince of Wallachia, Constantine
Hangerli arrived in Bucharest to assume the throne.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Hangerli>
1936:
Billboard published its first music hit parade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_%28magazine%29>
1989:
Two American F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers
that appeared to be attempting to engage them over the Gulf of Sidra.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_air_battle_near_Tobruk>
2004:
Spirit (artist's impression pictured), the first of two rovers
of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, successfully landed on Mars.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_%28rover%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
lapidary:
1. A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and
precious stones.
2. The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.
3. (obsolete)
4. An expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary
work.
5. Gems and precious stones collectively; jewellery.
6. (except historical) A treatise on (precious) stones.
7. Of or pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working
them.
8. Senses relating to inscriptions.
9. Of an inscription: engraved on stone.
10. Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or
suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of
inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.
11. (archaic, rare) Of or pertaining to stones in general.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lapidary>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion
in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces
impressed upon it.
--Isaac Newton
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton>
A 1–1 tie in 26 innings was played by the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston
Braves on May 1, 1920, at Braves Field in Boston, still the most
innings played in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Leon Cadore of
Brooklyn and Joe Oeschger of Boston each pitched 26 innings, also a one-
game record. Brooklyn scored its only run in the fifth inning, as did
Boston in the sixth, and, though both teams threatened to score again
several times, the game remained deadlocked. With darkness starting to
fall and no artificial lighting, the umpires called a halt after the
26th inning. Other records included Charlie Pick's 11 at bats in a game
without a base hit and first baseman Walter Holke's 42 putouts. There
have been claims that the long pitching appearances ruined the arms of
Oeschger and Cadore; this was not so as both pitched several more years
in MLB and Oeschger won 20 games in 1921. Their shared record of 26
innings pitched in an MLB game has been repeatedly cited as one that
will never be broken.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers_1,_Boston_Braves_1_%2826_inn…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1911:
An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw destroyed Almaty in Russian
Turkestan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Kebin_earthquake>
1938:
The American health charity March of Dimes was founded as the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to help raise money for
polio research.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_Dimes>
1961:
All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst
civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Flight_311>
2009:
The cryptocurrency network of bitcoin was created when Satoshi
Nakamoto mined the first block of the chain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
exoteric:
1. Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the
public without secrecy or other reservations.
2. (by extension) Of a person: not part of an enlightened inner circle;
not privy to esoteric knowledge.
3. Capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public;
accessible; also, having an obvious application.
4. (archaic)
5. External.
6. (rare) Having wide currency; popular, prevalent.
7. A person who is not part of an enlightened inner circle, and not
privy to esoteric knowledge; an outsider, an uninitiate.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exoteric>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Diseases of the mind are more common and more pernicious than
diseases of the body.
--Cicero
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cicero>
The Masked Singer is an American reality singing competition television
series that premiered on Fox on January 2, 2019. It is part of the
Masked Singer franchise and features celebrities singing songs while
wearing costumes to conceal themselves. The program employs panelists
who guess the celebrities' identities. In most episodes, after the last
performance, a vote of the panelists and the audience eliminates a
contestant, who is then revealed. The costumes were inspired by haute
couture and designed in the first six seasons by Marina Toybina
(pictured), who won a Costume Designers Guild Award and two Creative
Arts Emmy Awards. The first five seasons received the highest Nielsen
ratings for a non-sports program in the key demographic of adults
18–49. Its success has been credited to the growth of the Masked
Singer franchise and interest in adapting South Korean reality
television series and other television formats centered on costumes. The
tenth season premiered in September 2023.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_%28American_TV_series%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1959:
The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity
of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_1>
1967:
Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn
in as the 33rd governor of California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan>
1976:
An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western
Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of
the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale_of_January_1976>
2009:
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of
Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the
Battle of Kilinochchi.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kilinochchi_%282008%E2%80%932009%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dragoon:
1. (military)
2. (weaponry, historical) Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a
short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling
fire like a mythical dragon”)
3. (by extension) Originally (historical), a soldier armed with a
dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a
horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed
with such muskets.
4. (by extension) A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a
dragoon (sense 1.2).
5. A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a
tumbler.
6. (Christianity, French politics, historical) To subject (a Huguenot)
to the dragonnades (“a policy instituted by Louis XIV of France in 1681
to intimidate Protestant Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism by
billeting dragoons (noun sense 1.2) in their homes to abuse them and
destroy or steal their possessions”).
7. (by extension)
8. Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something
through harassment and intimidation; to coerce. Synonym: compel
9. (military, historical) To cause (someone) to be attacked by dragoons.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dragoon>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its
faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.
--Isaac Asimov
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov>
The koala is an arboreal plant-eating marsupial native to Australia,
recognised worldwide as a symbol of the country. Its closest living
relatives are the wombats. It has a stout, tailless body and large head
with round, fluffy ears and a large, dark nose. The koala has a body
length of 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 in) and weighs 4 to 15 kg (9 to
33 lb). Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas
typically inhabit open Eucalyptus woodlands, and the leaves of these
trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has low
nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep
for up to 20 hours a day. They are asocial animals, and bonding only
exists between mothers and dependent offspring. They have few natural
predators or parasites but are threatened by various pathogens, as well
as by bushfires and droughts. The biggest threat to their existence is
habitat destruction due to agriculture and urbanisation.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1808:
As a result of the lobbying efforts by the abolitionist
movement (emblem pictured), the importation of slaves into the United
States was officially banned, although slavery itself was not yet
abolished.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves>
1914:
The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the U.S. state of
Florida became the first scheduled airline using a winged aircraft.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg%E2%80%93Tampa_Airboat_Line>
1957:
The revised Thai criminal code came into force, strengthening
the law on lèse-majesté in Thailand to include insult and treating it
as a crime against national security.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand>
2019:
The NASA space probe New Horizons flew by the trans-Neptunian
object Arrokoth, making it the farthest object visited by a spacecraft.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/486958_Arrokoth>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bright and early:
(idiomatic, originally US) (Very) early in the morning.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bright_and_early>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is madness for any country to build its policy with an eye to
nuclear war.
--Leonid Brezhnev
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonid_Brezhnev>
The masked booby (Sula dactylatra) is a large seabird of the booby and
gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René
Lesson in 1831, the species is one of six in the genus Sula. It has a
long pointed yellowish bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender
wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black wings, a
black tail and a dark face mask; at 75 to 85 cm (30 to 33 in) long, it
is the largest species of booby. The sexes have similar plumage. The
species is not threatened; it ranges across tropical oceans, except in
the eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Nesting takes place in
colonies, generally on islands and atolls far from the mainland and
close to the deep water required for foraging. Potential and mated pairs
engage in courtship and greeting displays. The female lays two chalky
white eggs in a shallow depression on flat ground away from vegetation.
These birds are spectacular high-speed plunge divers, preying mainly on
flying fish.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_booby>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
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>
1993:
Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in
Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime
laws in the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Teena>
1998:
The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates
of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the
euro.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Exchange_Rate_Mechanism>
2006:
War in Somalia: Transitional Federal Government forces attacked
the last stronghold of the Islamic Courts Union in the town of Jilib.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jilib>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
final reckoning:
1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Synonym of judgement day (“the final
trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to
take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished
according to their merits”) Synonyms: apocalypse, Armageddon, day of
judgment, doomsday, Final Judgment, Last Judgment
2. (figurative) The act of assessing the overall merits of something.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/final_reckoning>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
No longer can we compound attacks on truth with our silent
acquiescence. No longer can we turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to these
assaults.
--Jeff Flake
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jeff_Flake>
André Messager (30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French
composer and conductor, whose best-known works are the ballet Les Deux
Pigeons (1886) and the opéra comique Véronique (1898). His successes
span the period from the late 19th century (Les p'tites Michu, 1897) to
early 20th century (Monsieur Beaucaire, 1919), including musical
comedies with Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps. Many of his works were
also produced in the West End and some on Broadway, some with long runs
and numerous international revivals. Messager became a major figure in
the musical life of Paris and then London, as a composer and as a
prominent conductor in the concert hall and opera house, leading the
Paris Opéra, among others. His music was known for its melodic and
orchestral invention, musical craftsmanship, and characteristically
French elegance and grace. Although most of his works have been
infrequently revived, historians of music consider him the last major
figure in French opéra comique and opérette.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Messager>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1813:
War of 1812: British forces captured Buffalo, New York, and
burned down nearly all its buildings.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buffalo>
1940:
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, one of the first freeways built in the
U.S., connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena, California, was
officially dedicated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arroyo_Seco_Parkway>
1958:
The Guatemalan Air Force fired on Mexican fishing boats that
had strayed into Guatemalan territory, triggering an eight-month
conflict.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93Guatemala_conflict>
2013:
Supporters of Congolese religious leader Paul-Joseph
Mukungubila carried out a series of attacks on television studios, the
airport and a military base in Kinshasa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2013_Kinshasa_attacks>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
smell-feast:
(archaic) One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is
available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a
sponger.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smell-feast>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I conclude… that the record establishes that Mr. Trump, over
the course of several months and culminating on January 6, 2021, used a
false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters and direct
them to the Capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election and
the peaceful transfer of power. I likewise conclude that Mr. Trump was
aware of the likelihood for violence and at least initially supported
its use given he both encouraged it with incendiary rhetoric and took no
timely action to stop it. … I do not reach this conclusion lightly.
… I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a
presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section Three of the
Fourteenth Amendment. I am also mindful, however, that no presidential
candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection.
--Shenna Bellows
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shenna_Bellows>
Bouvet was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy, built in the
1890s, and armed with a main battery of two 305 mm (12 in) guns and
two 274 mm (10.8 in) guns in individual turrets. A top speed of 18
knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) made her one of the fastest battleships in the
world. Bouvet spent the majority of her peacetime career conducting
routine training exercises and was withdrawn from front-line service in
1907. In early 1915 during World War I the ship participated in a
series of attacks on the Ottoman fortifications guarding the
Dardanelles. On 18 March 1915, during a major assault, the vessel was
hit approximately eight times by shellfire but was not seriously
damaged. While turning to withdraw, she struck a mine and sank within
two minutes; only 75 men were rescued from a complement of 718. Two
British battleships were also sunk by mines the same day, and the
disaster convinced the Allies to abandon the naval campaign in favor of
an amphibious assault on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Bouvet>
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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>
1913:
Cecil B. DeMille started filming Hollywood's first feature
film, The Squaw Man (featured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Squaw_Man_%281914_film%29>
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 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:
that'll be the frosty Friday:
(idiomatic, informal) Synonym of that'll be the day (“said in reply to
something that one believes will never happen”)
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that%27ll_be_the_frosty_Friday>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is out of time that my decision is taken If you call that
decision To which my whole being gives entire consent. I give my life
To the Law of God above the Law of Man.
--Murder in the Cathedral
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Murder_in_the_Cathedral>
October 1 is a 2014 Nigerian psychological thriller film written by
Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan (pictured), and
starring Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, and Demola Adedoyin. In the film,
Inspector Danladi Waziri (Daba) investigates the killings of young women
in a village in Western Nigeria just before 1 October 1960 – the
date Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule. The film's
budget was US$2 million. It premiered on 28 September 2014 and opened
to international audiences on 3 October. October 1 deals with several
themes, including the sexual abuse of children by religious authority
figures, religious and ethnic conflict, politics in colonial Nigeria,
and Nigeria's unification and independence. Critics positively reviewed
the film, praising its cinematography, production design, costuming,
writing, and acting. The film won several awards, including Best Feature
Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor at the 2014 Africa International
Film Festival.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1_%28film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1862:
American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry
unit at the Battle of Van Buren, capturing three steamboats, Confederate
troops, and various supplies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Van_Buren>
1918:
At the Irish general election, Constance Markievicz was elected
to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member
of Parliament, although she never took her seat.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz>
1943:
World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house
fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town
of Ortona (depicted).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ortona>
2018:
Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first
interactive content for adults.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror:_Bandersnatch>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
washout:
1. An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something.
2. An appliance designed to wash out the inside of something.
3. The erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water;
also, a channel produced by this action.
4. (originally US, rail transport, road transport) A breach in a railway
or road caused by flooding.
5. (slang)
6. A sporting fixture or other event that cannot be completed because of
rain.
7. An overwhelming victory; a landslide.
8. A total failure; a disappointment.
9. An unsuccessful person.
10. (aviation)
11. (aeronautics) The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape
of an aircraft wing.
12. (Britain, air force slang) A destroyed aeroplane.
13. (Britain, originally air force slang) A trainee who drops out of a
training programme.
14. (medicine)
15. A period between clinical treatments in which any medication
delivered as the first treatment is allowed to be eliminated from a
person's body before the second treatment begins.
16. (also biology) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system
using a fluid; also, the fluid used for such cleaning; or the matter
cleaned out from the system.
17. (meteorology) The action whereby falling rainwater cleans particles
from the air.
18. (mining) A place in a mine where ore has been washed away by a flow
of water.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washout>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The emperor needs all the headmasters he can get. If a quarter of
his people were headmasters he would be perfectly happy. But more than
two poets would tear his kingdom apart.
--Alasdair Gray
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray>
Niels Bohr (1885–1962) was a Danish physicist who created the first
widely accepted model of atomic structure. In three articles published
in 1913, he proposed the Bohr model of the atom. Faced with the opposing
particle and wave interpretations of atomic phenomena in the new quantum
mechanics, he proposed the complementarity principle of using both
interpretations to fully explain the results. Bohr received the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1922. He founded the Institute of Theoretical
Physics in Copenhagen, now known as the Niels Bohr Institute. He
correctly predicted the properties of an undiscovered element, hafnium.
Later, the element bohrium was named after him. During the 1930s, Bohr
helped refugees from Nazism and in September 1943 fled to Britain to
avoid arrest by the Germans. There he joined the Tube Alloys nuclear
weapons project, and later the Manhattan Project. After the war, he was
involved with the establishment of CERN.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1657:
Citizens of New Netherland presented the Flushing Remonstrance
to Peter Stuyvesant, the director general of the colonial province,
requesting an exemption to his ban on Quaker worship.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Remonstrance>
1922:
The Imperial Japanese Navy commissioned Hōshō, the world's
first purpose-built aircraft carrier.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_H%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D>
2002:
The human-cloning company Clonaid claimed to have performed the
first reproductive cloning of a human, but provided no evidence for the
claim.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonaid>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
subglacial:
1. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.
2. (hyperbolic, informal) Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a
glacier; extremely slow.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subglacial>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't say "Ho-ho-ho", but I do say "Oh-oh-oh" when I look out
of the window, where I can see a night, then the evening, and then the
night again. The 20 days of my transportation were pretty exhausting,
but I'm still in a good mood, as befits a Santa Claus. … I was
transported with such precaution and on such a strange route … I
didn't expect anyone to find me here before mid-January. That's why I
was very surprised when the cell door was opened yesterday with the
words: "A lawyer is here to see you". He told me that you had lost me,
and some of you were even worried. Thanks very much for your support!
--Alexei Navalny
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