Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, December 9, 2021)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 Joseph Jagger: The Man Who Broke the BankBefore Mick Jagger strutted with the Stones, fellow Brit Joseph Jagger brought fame to the surname in 1873 when he won two million francs at the Beaux-Arts Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Jagger began his scheme by hiring six clerks to record the outcomes of six of the casino's roulette wheels. They discovered that nine numbers came up more frequently than the others on one of the wheels. How did the casino respond when Jagger put his plan into action and began racking up winnings? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Kecksburg UFO Incident (1965)Many believe that the large fireball observed in the sky above Ontario, Canada, and at least six US states in 1965 was nothing more than a passing meteor. However, some witnesses in the small town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, claim a car-sized, acorn-shaped object with hieroglyphic-like markings crashed in a nearby wood and was then carted off by the military. Government officials long denied these allegations, but 40 years later, in 2005, NASA made what admission regarding the suspicious object? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Fritz Haber (1868)Haber was a Nobel Prize-winning German chemist whose work was instrumental in the development of poison gas during World War I. He was unwavering in his support of chemical warfare and staunchly defended his work against critics, though he might have felt differently had he known how the Nazis would use the gas he helped develop against its own people—indeed Haber's own relatives—just a few years later. His wife, on the other hand, was deeply opposed. In what way did she protest his work? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it cannot be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues—faith and hope.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) | |
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(the) man/woman of the hour— A person currently being celebrated, honored, or admired by others, especially for a recent victory, accomplishment, or other cause for celebration. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Tanzania Independence Day (2022)Tanzania Independence Day is a celebration of the independence—from the British in 1961—of Tanganyika, which merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to become Tanzania. The day is a national holiday celebrated with parades, youth leagues marching before the president at the stadium in Dar es Salaam, school games, cultural dances, and aerobatics by the air force. More... | |