Michael Tritter is a fictional character in the medical drama series House, played by David Morse (pictured). The main antagonist of the third season (2006–07), Tritter is a police detective who tries to get Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to apologize for leaving him with a thermometer in his rectum. After House refuses, Tritter discovers his Vicodin addiction, and forces him to go to rehab. The character was created as somebody who could go "toe-to-toe" with House. Morse, who had never seen the show before, was unsure if he could portray the character. The excited reaction of his friends convinced him to take the role. Initial critical responses were mostly positive, but critics later felt that the six-episode Tritter story arc became boring. Morse, though, was praised for his portrayal and received an Emmy nomination. He stated in a 2006 TV Guide interview that, although he had discussed it with the show's writers, reprising the character would be "practically impossible".
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1931:
Bhagat Singh, one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagat_Singh
1989:
Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim that was later discredited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion
1994:
Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15 -year-old son unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593
2005:
A fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, the third-largest in the United States, killed 15 workers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_refinery_explosion
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graupel: 1. (uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake. 2. (countable) A small ball of rime resulting from this process. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/graupel
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My life is much more than boxing — I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring. --George Foreman https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Foreman