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On this date in history:

In 1636, Harvard College, now Harvard University, was founded in Massachusetts.

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466
- rifle maker Eliphalet Remington in 1793
- writer Ivan Turgenev in 1818
- film costumer Edith Head in 1897
- actor ...Read more

defenestrate \dee-FEN-uh-strayt\ (transitive verb) - To throw out of a window.

"'And if you can defenestrate you must be able to fenestrate, mustn't you?' she finally said.'Throw yourself back in through a window?'" -- ...Read more

Jordan, Justin and Jeff are brothers whose ages are 29, 30 and 31 (in any order). Your job is to determine the brothers' ages from the clues below. There's one catch though....only ONE clue is true. The rest are false. Good luck!

1. Justin is 30
2. Jordan is the youngest
3. Jordan is 31
4. Justin is one year older and one year younger than his brothers.
5. Justin is not the youngest.
6. Jordan is not two years ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a system that is likely to develop over the next few days in the southwestern Caribbean sea.

In the 8 a.m. tropical update, NHC said some gradual development is possible toward ...Read more

On this date in history:

In 1682, the city of Philadelphia was founded by William Penn to serve as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony.

In 1787, a New York newspaper published the first of 77 ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Humanist Erasmus in 1469
- explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728
- musician Niccolo Paganini in 1782
- sewing machine developer Isaac Singer in 1811
- ...Read more

panoply \PAN-uh-plee\ (noun) - 1 : A splendid or impressive array. 2 : Ceremonial attire. 3 : A full suit of armor; a complete defense or covering.

Panoply is from Greek panoplia, "a full suit of armor," from pan, "all" ...Read more

A hiker climbs all day up a steep mountain path and arrives at the mountain top where he camps overnight. The next day he begins the descent down the same trail to the bottom of the mountain when suddenly he looks at his watch and exclaims, "That is amazing! I was at this very same spot at exactly the same time of day yesterday on my way up."

What is the probability that a hiker will be at exactly the same spot on the mountain at the same ...

On this date in history:

In 1825, the Erie Canal, America's first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.

In 1881, the storied gunfight at the O...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Cereal foods entrepreneur C.W. Post in 1854
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Judy Johnson in 1900
- boxing champion Primo Carnera in 1906
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi...Read more

sporadic \spuh-RAD-ik\ (adjective) - Occurring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances.

"The panoply of personages gathered at the head of the hall formed an impressive sight. At the base of the Imperial dais, ...Read more