Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, March 14, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Forming Sentences with Dependent ClausesA dependent clause relies on the information from an independent clause to form a complete, logical thought. What usually indicates a dependent clause? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Sugar SubstitutesSugar substitutes are popular for people who are watching their weight and their dental hygiene. While natural sugar substitutes exist—sorbitol, derived from berries, is one example—many sweeteners are artificial. Saccharin, a coal-tar derivative three hundred times as sweet as sugar, was discovered in 1879. Cyclamates were approved for consumer use in 1951 but were banned in 1969 because of suspected carcinogenic properties. How was the common artificial sweetener aspartame discovered? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 First Patient Successfully Treated with Penicillin (1942)Penicillin was the first antibiotic agent successfully used to treat bacterial infections in humans. Penicillin's effect on bacteria was first observed by biologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, but it was not until 1941 that scientists purified the substance and established that it was both effective in fighting infectious organisms and not toxic to humans. The first successful treatment occurred the next year. Where did scientists find the mold that allowed them to mass produce the drug? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Albert Einstein (1879)Einstein was an intellectual giant of the 20th century whose name has become synonymous with genius. Recognized as one of the greatest physicists of all time, Einstein made countless important contributions to physics, including his theories of relativity, which profoundly revolutionized scientific and philosophical inquiry. In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize for his work on theoretical physics. Though he sought it for decades, Einstein never discovered a unified field theory, which is what? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.George Eliot (1819-1880) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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cool reception— An unenthusiastic, disdainful, or unfriendly welcome. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Heroes Day (2023)St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation comprised of a group of more than 30 islands in the Caribbean Sea, with St. Vincent being the largest. March 14 is National Heroes Day, when citizens honor their national hero, Chief Joseph Chatoyer. He led the nation in preventing the Europeans from colonizing the islands. On March 14, 1795, Chatoyer was killed by British troops at Dorsetshire Hill. A monument honoring Chatoyer stands on this spot; as part of the Heroes Day celebration, a wreath-laying ceremony is held at the obelisk at Dorsetshire Hill. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: pineJapanese garden - Often uses bamboo, mondo grasses, pine, and small pools of water containing koi. More... pine, pinecone - Pine, the tree, is from Latin pinus, from Indo-European pei-, "resin"; pinecones were originally called pineapples. More... pine, fir, spruce - Pine, fir, and spruce are quite different from each other, though they are all conifers; pine has clusters of long, needle-shaped leaves, spruce is a type of fir, and the only scientific difference between the two is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat, needle-shaped leaves. More... pinot - A variant of French pineau, a diminutive of pine, from the shape of the clusters of grapes. More... | |