The characters of Final Fantasy VIII include an elite group of
mercenaries called SeeD, as well as soldiers, rebels, and political
leaders of various nations and cities. Thirteen weeks after the 1999
North American release of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing video game
by Square, it had earned more than $50 million in sales, making it the
fastest selling Final Fantasy title at the time. The game's characters,
created by Tetsuya Nomura under the direction of Yoshinori Kitase
(pictured), are the first in the series to be realistically proportioned
in all aspects of the game. This graphical shift, as well as the cast
itself, have received generally positive reviews from gaming magazines
and websites. The six main playable characters are the loner Squall
Leonhart, the passionate Rinoa Heartilly, the instructor Quistis Trepe,
the martial artist Zell Dincht, the cheerful pilot Selphie Tilmitt, and
the marksman Irvine Kinneas.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_VIII>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1851:
As part of the celebration of the separation of Victoria from
New South Wales, the initial first-class cricket match in Australia
started at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Diemen%27s_Land_v_Port_Phillip,_1851>
1919:
Friedrich Ebert was elected the first President of the German
Weimar Republic by the Weimar National Assembly.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Ebert>
1979:
The Pahlavi dynasty of Iran effectively collapsed when the
military declared itself "neutral" after rebel troops overwhelmed forces
loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in armed street fighting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution>
2015:
A Turkish student was murdered during a rape attempt, sparking
mass demonstrations across the nation after her body was discovered two
days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_%C3%96zgecan_Aslan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
boffin:
1. (Australia, Britain, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially
one engaged in technological or military research.
2. (Australia, Britain, informal, by extension) A person with
specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward;
(in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boffin>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Do not lie without need.
--Leó Szilárd
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd>
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