Daily Content Archive
(as of Saturday, August 20, 2016)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 CosplayA combination of the words "costume" and "play," cosplay refers to a Japanese subculture in which participants dress as characters from anime, manga, video games, and other forms of entertainment. Often seen at conventions or parties at nightclubs or amusement parks, cosplay is also publicly practiced in places like Tokyo's Akihabara district, where costumed servers wait on patrons at many of the area's cafés. How does cosplay in the US and UK differ from that in Japan? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The Big Burn (1910)The Great Fire of 1910 was a wildfire that burned approximately three million acres (12,000 sq km) in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Spurred by hurricane-force winds, it destroyed parts of several national forests. Since known as the Big Burn, the firestorm burned over two days and killed more than 80 people, including 78 firefighters. It is believed to be the largest, although not the deadliest, fire in US history. How did the Great Fire of 1910 shape future US Forest Service policy? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779)Regarded as one of the founders of modern chemistry, Berzelius was a Swedish professor who achieved an immensely important series of innovations and discoveries. He developed chemistry's modern system of symbols and formulas, prepared a remarkably precise table of atomic weights, analyzed numerous chemical compounds, and discovered the elements selenium, thorium, and cerium. He also introduced basic laboratory equipment that remains in use today. What common scientific terms did Berzelius coin? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories.W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) | |
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the Greek calends— A time that is expected to never arrive or occur. (Used after a preposition, especially "at," "on," or "till.") A reference to the day of the new moon and the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, which the Greeks did not observe. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Santa Fe Indian Market (2016)This showplace for traditional and contemporary American Indian art is held on the Plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The market is the oldest and largest juried competition among Native American artists. Today, more than 800 artists enter the competition, largely from the 19 New Mexico pueblos and the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, and Ute tribes of the Southwest. Besides the booths of art works, there are numerous food booths, offering such specialties as green chile on fried bread, and there are Native American dances performed at the courtyard of the Palace of the Governors. More... | |
| In the News | |
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Thousands of Children Injured by Strollers and Carriers Every Year, Study FindsThousands of young children head to the emergency room every year because of injuries associated with strollers and baby carriers, according to a new study published today in the journal Academic Pediatrics. Investigators estimated that an average of ... More... | |