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This Day in History, September 28
On September 28th, 1066, the Norman Conquest of England began. Read More
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Activision agrees to pay harassment victims in face of lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc., the videogame giant, agreed to create an $18 million fund for alleged victims of discrimination or harassment after it was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its ...Read more
Hurricane Sam remains Category 4; forecasters track 3 other systems
Hurricane Sam continues dancing Monday morning as a powerful Category 4 storm and seems to have partners joining it on the Atlantic basin dance floor in the forms of three other disturbances.
The seventh hurricane of the ...Read more
This Day in History, September 27
On September 27th, 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened, becoming the first permanent steam locomotive railway.
Hurricane Sam still at Category 4 strength; 2 tropical depressions could form this week
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Sam, a Category 4 with maximum winds of 150 mph, is expected to slowly weaken over the next couple of days, while remaining a major hurricane, forecasters said Sunday.
Sam’s intensity...Read more
Ancient Elements
What is the meaning of this rebus?
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View full teaser and answerToday's Word "Nephelococcygia"
Nephelococcygia \ne-feh-leh-kak-SI-je-yeh\ (noun) - 1 : (Literally, "Cloudcuckoosville") Interpreting the shapes of clouds. 2 : La-la land, a dream land cut off from reality.
"Harold's boss told him that he was engaging ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Here is the truth: The Earth is round, Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11, Elvis is dead, Obama was born in the United States -- and the climate crisis is real. -- U.S. Vice President Al Gore<...Read more
Other Notable Events for September 27
On this date in history:
In 1540, the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, was chartered by the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1825, in England, George Stephenson operated the first locomotive to pull a...Read more
Notable Birthdays for September 27
Those born on this date include:
- Statesman Samuel Adams in 1722
- political cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1840
- magician Harry Blackstone Sr. in 1885
- actor Jayne Meadows in 1919
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Monday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2021 with 95 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) I have a painting of a small mammal wearing a coating without the feathers.
2) A winged apparition will harvest the grain where the two lines intersect.
3) The members of the two groups were fearful of the Holy Grail.
4) Trying to reach home and score the winning run, Joe jumped over the ...
View full teaser and answerToday's Word "precipitous"
precipitous \pri-SI-peh-tehs\ (adjective) - Extremely steep and thus resembling a precipice.
"Phillip's precipitate decision to climb the precipitous precipice precipitated his demise."
The etymologies of "precipitous...Read more
NASA wants to harvest water on moon and Mars, and students think they can help
HAMPTON, Va. — Deep beneath Mars’ red clay surface lie ancient oceans now frozen into ice sheets. Earth’s moon has hidden water deposits, too — pockets embedded deep inside its rocks.
It’s the kind of liquid ...Read more
Hurricane Sam at Category 4 strength; forecasters watching 3 other areas for potential development
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane Sam, a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, is expected to begin a slow weakening in the next couple of days, while retaining its status as a major ...Read more
Other Notable Events for September 26
On this date in history:
In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia.
In 1934, Britain's Queen Mary bestowed her name on Cunard-White Star Line's newest ocean liner in a christening ceremony in ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for September 26
Those born on this date include:
- Frontier nurseryman Johnny Appleseed Chapman in 1774
- German researcher Ivan Pavlov in 1849
- poet T.S. Eliot in 1888
- German philosopher Martin Heidegger in...Read more
This Day in History, September 26
On September 26th, 1934, the RMS Queen Mary was launched.
Operation: Bird-Ectomy
Six words have had their birds removed. The birds have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each bird with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: crow, hawk, owl, raven, robin, wren
Group B: itt, ndior, ossb, tre,...
Today's Word "neophilia"
neophilia \nee-uh-FILL-ee-uh\ (noun) - Love of or enthusiasm for what is new or novel
"After visiting Tokyo, Harold was struck by the neophilia of its people, who seemed to revel in a steady line of new products, each...Read more
Hurricane Sam intensifies to major Category 4 storm; Teresa weakens
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Sam strengthened to a major Category 4 storm Saturday morning while Teresa is now a post-tropical cyclone, the National Hurricane Center said.
Sam, the seventh hurricane of the season, now has ...Read more
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