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This Day in History, August 16
On August 16th, 1896, gold was discovered in the Klondike. Read More
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Why is cancer so rare in elephants? They might thank their 'zombie gene'
Maybe it's the elephant's genes that never forget.
In addition to having great memories, elephants are known for having a very low incidence of cancer. In what might seem a wild mash-up of the SyFi channel and National ...Read more
This Day in History, August 15
On August 15th, 1519, Panama City was founded.
'Video games'? Pilots wonder how plane thief learned to do aerial acrobatics
SEATTLE -- The barrel roll that Richard Russell pulled off during his flight Friday evening looked sloppy to experienced pilots.
But the fact that the baggage handler completed the trick at all was evidence to some ...Read more
This Day in History, August 14
On August 14th, 1808, the Cologne Cathedral in Germany was completed.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Progress is a nice word, but change is its motivator and change has enemies. -- Robert F. Kennedy
Other Notable Events for August 16
On this date in history:
In 1812, British forces foiled plans for a U.S. invasion of Canada by capturing the city of Detroit.
In 1896, the North Country gold rush began with the discovery of gold in ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 16
Those born on this date include:
- French physicist Gabriel Lippmann, inventor of color photography, in 1845
- British soldier/writer T.E. Lawrence (subject of Lawrence of Arabia) in 1888
- former ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Thursday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2018 with 137 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Today's Word "supplicate"
supplicate \SUP-luh-kayt\ (intransitive verb) - To make a humble and earnest petition; to pray humbly.
(transitive verb) - 1 : To seek or ask for humbly and earnestly. 2 : To make a humble petition to; to beseech.
"With ...Read more
Evolution
Make CARP (fish) evolve into GOAT (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through NEWT (amphibian) and CROW (bird). No word can be used more than once.
CARP ---- NEWT ---- CROW ---- GOAT
View full teaser and answerWhy your mother's age could be the key to longevity
SAN DIEGO -- Women whose mothers lived to 90 years have a 25 percent greater chance to also live that long, compared with those whose mothers didn't, according to a new study led by University of California, San Diego ...Read more
Chinese-citizen engineer at San Jose tech firm stole secrets, brought them to Chinese firm, jury says in awarding major damages
Development engineer Gangyi Chen stole trade secrets from a San Jose technology company and brought them to a Chinese firm, according to a Silicon Valley jury that ordered the payment of $66 million in damages to his ...Read more
New Intel chip flaws: 'Foreshadow' could wreak havoc on the cloud
More flaws found in Intel chips could let hackers access sensitive information in computers or in the cloud.
Researchers found a vulnerability in January and reported it to Intel. The Silicon Valley chip giant then found ...Read more
Alexa, Cortana finally get the conversation going
Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana are coming soon to a smart device near you – together, with new integrated features that allow the digital assistants to talk to each other.
The two companies said the integration ...Read more
Can You Relate to 'Relatable'?
Is it just me, or is "relatable" the most overused word of 2018? This feel-good term, meaning "possible to understand, like, or have sympathy for," has been an annoying sugar puff in our conversations for decades, but ...Read more
Other Notable Events for August 15
On this date in history:
In 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal.
In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post were killed when ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for August 15
Those born on this date include:
- French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1769
- Scottish novelist Walter Scott in 1771
- British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in 1875
- actor Ethel Barrymore ...Read more
Today's Word "palindrome"
palindrome \PAL-in-drohm\ (noun) - A word, phrase, sentence, or verse that reads the same backward or forward.
Madam, I'm Adam. (Adam's first words to Eve?)
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A man, a plan, a canal -- Panama! (The history ...Read more
Roaming Gnome
There is a 7-letter word that has, as one of its definitions, a 6-letter word. Now, switch the positions of the third and sixth letters of the original word, making a new word (an anagram). One of its definitions is now that same 6-letter word, except that it is split into two words (for example, "inward" can be split into "in ward").
What are the two words? What are the definitions?
View full teaser and answerThis Silicon Valley car tech firm is bringing secret weapon to the streets of Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Silicon Valley tech company recently posted a video front and center on its website that may startle some Sacramentans.
It shows a sleek black car driving across the Tower Bridge ... with no one in...Read more
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