Daily Content Archive
(as of Saturday, October 15, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 The Moulin RougeThe Moulin Rouge, which means "red mill" in French and features a distinctive red windmill on its roof, is a traditional cabaret located in the area of Pigalle in Paris. After opening in 1889, the Moulin Rouge became known for its scandalous can-can dancers and appeared in many works by post-impressionist painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It later saw performances by Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, and Frank Sinatra. The revues performed at Moulin Rouge must all adhere to what superstition? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Jupiter's Io Observed by Spacecraft Galileo (2001)Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, Io is Jupiter's closest and third largest moon. It played a significant role in the first measurement of the speed of light, calculated by 17th-century Danish astronomer Ole Rømer. The most geologically active of Jupiter's moons, Io has 30 active volcanoes that are probably energized by the tidal effects of Jupiter's enormous mass. In 2001, the unmanned spacecraft Galileo came within 110 miles (180 km) of Io. What did its images reveal about Io? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)Nietzsche was a German philosopher whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. He passionately rejected Western bourgeois civilization and regarded Christian civilization as decadent. Denouncing its "slave morality," he looked to the "superman," the creator of a new heroic morality that would consciously affirm life and life values. What is Nietzsche's concept of "perspectivism"? More... | |
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 It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.E. M. Forster (1879-1970) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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cross (one's) bows— To annoy or irritate. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Dahlonega Gold Rush Days (2022)Gold Rush Days are a celebratory reminder in Dahlonega, Georgia, of the town's heyday as a gold-rush town. The nation's first major gold rush was here in 1828, and the area around Dahlonega boomed—a federal mint built in 1838 operated for 23 years and coined more than $6 million. Mining continued into the beginning of the 20th century, and today visitors can pan for gold at several locations. The name of the town is derived from the Cherokee name Talonega, meaning "golden." The festival includes arts and crafts exhibits, country cooking, and hog-calling contests. More... | |