"Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga (pictured) from her third extended play, The Fame Monster (2009). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne. It is an electropop and dance-pop song with a spoken bridge. The lyrics, which describe Gaga's attraction to unhealthy romantic relationships, were drawn from the paranoia she experienced while on tour. "Bad Romance" topped charts in more than 20 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. It won two Grammy Awards and was named one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Its music video received critical praise, won various accolades (including seven MTV Video Music Awards) and was briefly the most-viewed video on YouTube in 2010. Gaga has performed "Bad Romance" on multiple occasions, including at the Super Bowl LI halftime show in 2017.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Romance

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1752:

The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment (depicted) to determine the electrical nature of lightning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment

1914:

First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Ypres

1944:

The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz launching a coup against dictator Jorge Ubico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_Revolution

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

knap: 1. (transitive) 2. To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. 3. (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point. 4. To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap. 5. Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply. 6. (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply. 7. (intransitive) 8. To break or fracture suddenly; to snap. 9. To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap. 10. To strike sharply. 11. (figurative) 12. To speak crisply or sharply. 13. (gambling, chiefly dice games, obsolete) To cheat while gambling, especially at a dice game. 14. (chiefly archaic or obsolete except UK, dialectal) 15. A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack. 16. The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap. 17. (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”) 18. (figurative, gambling, chiefly dice games, obsolete) A method of cheating at a dice game. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knap

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An Angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still; and said, "I pray thee, then, Write me as one who loves his fellow men." The Angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blessed, And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest!   --Leigh Hunt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leigh_Hunt