Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, February 25, 2019)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Functions of Other Demonstrative PronounsThe less commonly used demonstrative pronouns are "none," "such," and "neither." "None" and "such" can be used as both singular and plural demonstrative pronouns, although there is debate as to whether "none" can denote plurality. Why? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The History of SurgeryThough administering anesthesia to surgical patients only became common practice in the mid-19th century, operations have been performed since prehistoric times, when sharpened flints served as surgical instruments and trepanation—the oldest operation for which evidence exists and one involving drilling a hole in the skull—was used to treat a host of maladies. Early civilizations also developed amputation, cauterization, and suturing techniques. When did the practice of cosmetic surgery develop? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 First Pan American Games Are Held in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1951)The Pan American Games is a multi-sport event open to competitors from all nations of the Western Hemisphere. Patterned after the Olympic Games and sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the games are held every four years in the year preceding the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina took home more medals than any other country in the first Pan American Games, however, the US has since become the overall medal leader, with a current total of 3,915. Who lights the Pan American torch? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 George Harrison (1943)Harrison was a British rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a member of the Beatles from 1962 to 1970. Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the Beatles' main songwriters, Harrison, "the quiet Beatle," generally wrote or sang lead on a few songs per album. His later compositions included hits such as "Here Comes the Sun" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." After the band's breakup, Harrison released what song that became the first number-one single by an ex-Beatle? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man.Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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be not short of a penny (or two)— To be exceptionally wealthy; to have no concerns regarding money. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Kuwait National Day (2022)This national holiday commemorates Kuwait's independence from Britain in 1961. Though internally governed by the Sabah family, Kuwait had had its foreign affairs handled by Britain since 1899. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: linensash - From Arabic shash, first a roll of silk, linen, or gauze worn about the head, a turban. More... lingerie - Entered English meaning "linen articles collectively," from French linge, "linen." More... linsey-woolsey - First a cloth woven from linen and wool, the phrase was altered for the sake of a jingling sound. More... taffeta - Goes back to Persian taftah, "silken cloth, linen clothing." More... | |