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A thought for the day: The rich rob the poor and the poor rob one another. -- American abolitionist Sojourner Truth

On this date in history:

In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation.

In 1842, the University ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- German composer Johannes Bach in 1604
- English clergyman/college benefactor John Harvard in 1607
- surgeon/women's rights leader Mary Walker Edwards in 1832
-...Read more

Today is Saturday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2022 with 35 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.

A man has 3 cards face down on a table. One is a jack and two are aces. He knows the order but you do not. You can ask him one yes or no question, but when you do you have to point to one of the cards. If you point to an ace, he will tell the truth, if you point to the jack, he will randomly say yes or no. You have to find one of the aces.

elevenses \i-LEV-uhn-ziz\ (noun) - A midmorning break for refreshments taken between breakfast and lunch, usually around 11am.

"And if you really must stay for a bite of lunch after you've finished off your elevenses, ...Read more

On this date in history:

In 1783, more than 6,000 British troops evacuated New York City after signing the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War.

In 1947, film industry executives introduced the ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1835
- pioneer German automobile designer Karl Benz in 1844
- social reformer Carrie Nation in 1846
- British author Leonard ...Read more

After you have dealt about half of the 52 cards for a bridge game (with four players), the phone rings. You put down the undealt cards to answer the phone. When you return, none of the cards has been touched, and no one can remember where the last card was dealt. Without counting the cards in any hand, or the number of cards yet to be dealt, how can you finish dealing rapidly and accurately, giving each player exactly the same cards they would...

nonplus \non-PLUS, NON-plus\ (verb tr.) - To put at a loss for what to do, think, or say; perplex. (noun) 0 -A state of perplexity or bewilderment.

"The Native-American Navajo Code Talkers used a code created with their ...Read more

On this date in history:

In 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published.

In 1863, Union Gen. U.S. Grant launched the U.S. Civil War battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee.

In ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, in 1784
- architect Cass Gilbert, who designed the U.S. Supreme Court building, in 1859
- painter Henri Toulouse...Read more

A man and a boy who are walking together step out with their right feet. The boy walks three paces while the man walks two. When will they both put their left feet forward together?

collage \kuh-LAZH\ (noun) - A form of art where various disparate objects are assembled together.

"Troy would usually start his epic canvases by assembling a collage of disturbing imagery which he would transfer down ...Read more