Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, January 21, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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 The MermanThe male counterpart of the mermaid, the merman is a legendary creature that is human from the waist up but fish-like from the waist down. The most well-known merman is likely Triton, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite in Greek mythology. Triton lived in a golden palace in the ocean's depths and controlled the waves with a conch shell. Mermen are now a pop culture staple—with Triton famously appearing in Disney's The Little Mermaid. Where can you see a supposedly "real" merman on display? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 First Kiwanis Club Is Chartered (1915)In 1914, Allen S. Browne and Joseph G. Prance created the Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order Brothers, a networking group for businessmen. Their club was officially chartered one year later with its now famous name "Kiwanis." The club's purpose has changed since then, but its popularity has only grown. Kiwanis Clubs today have both male and female members—roughly 600,000 of them—and focus on community service, sponsoring about 150,000 service projects each year. What does "Kiwanis" mean? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Jack Nicklaus (1940)Nicklaus is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, and his legendary rivalry with Arnold Palmer helped turn the game into a major spectator sport. "The Golden Bear" turned pro in 1962 and by 1986 had played in 100 major championships, finishing in the top three 45 times. He won three British Open Championships, four US Opens, five PGA Championships, and six Masters, for a record 18 major championships. Who are the only two golfers to have accumulated more PGA wins than Nicklaus? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 One can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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cipher— A person who is unimportant, insignificant, or without influence. It refers to the mathematical symbol for zero (0). More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Barrow Day (2023)This national public holiday honors Barbados' first prime minister. Errol Barrow was born in 1920, earned a law degree in England, then returned to Barbados, where he became finance minister in 1959 and prime minister in 1961. He was reelected in 1966 and, soon after, Barbados gained independence from Great Britain. Barrow was voted out in 1976 but regained office in 1986; he died the next year. More... | |