Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, June 8, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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"Tritransitive" VerbsAn unofficial third type of transitive verb is what's sometimes known as a "tritransitive verb," meaning that it takes three objects. What is this third "object" is formed from? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Theodor MorellKnown in Germany for his unconventional, holistic, and alternative treatments, Morell was Adolf Hitler's personal physician. The Führer was suffering from skin and intestinal ailments when the two first met at a party. Morell started him on a course of treatment and was soon drawn into Hitler's inner circle. Though many high-ranking Nazi officials considered Morell a quack, Hitler remained convinced of his expertise. What substances that are now considered toxic did Morell administer to Hitler? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Cult of the Supreme Being Inaugurated in France with National Festival (1794)During the Reign of Terror, leading French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre devised the Cult of the Supreme Being as the official state religion in an attempt to counter the atheistic Cult of Reason. The deist religion, which avowed patriotism and the immortality of the soul, was celebrated with a huge festival in Paris in 1794. However, other revolutionaries soon sought to end Robespierre's growing power, and he was guillotined less than two months later. What became of the religion? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Suharto (1921)Suharto was a relatively unknown army chief in 1965, when he crushed an alleged coup with a ruthless purge of communists and leftists throughout Indonesia that left as many as 1,000,000 dead. In 1967, he replaced the deposed Sukarno as president. He oversaw a return to economic stability and led the violent 1975 invasion of East Timor, which Indonesia soon annexed. Greatly unpopular after the economic unrest of the 1990s, Suharto resigned in 1998. Why was he placed under house arrest in 2000? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Life altogether is but a crumbling ruin when we turn to look behind.Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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caught on the hop— Caught unawares or in a state of unpreparedness. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 St. Medardus's Day (2018)St. Médardus, or Médard, who lived from about 470 to 560, was the bishop of Vermandois, Noyon, and Tournai in France. Because he was the patron saint of farmers and good weather, he has come to play a role in weather lore similar to that of the English St. Swithin. In Belgium he is known as the rain saint, and there is an old folk rhyme that says, "If it rains on St. Médard's Day, it will rain for 40 days." More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: teacherfescue - A pointer, such as that used by a teacher, having originally meant "a straw or twig." More... docent, docible, docile - Docent comes from Latin docere, "to teach"; docible is "capable of learning" and docile first meant "teachable." More... Socratic method - A teaching technique in which a teacher does not give information directly but instead asks a series of questions, with the result that the student comes either to the desired knowledge by answering the questions or to a deeper awareness of the limits of knowledge. More... tuition - First meant taking care of something, then teaching or instruction, especially for a fee. More... | |
| In the News | |
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Scientists 3D Print First Human CorneasScientists in the United Kingdom have successfully 3D printed human corneas for the first time. The cornea, the outermost layer of the human eye, is important in focusing vision, but almost 5 million people suffer total blindness due to corneal ... More... | |