Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, February 25, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining Reflexive VerbsReflexive verbs are verbs whose subjects are also their direct objects—that is, the action of the verb is both committed and received by the same person or thing. Reflexive verbs are sometimes identified as being in the "middle voice." What does that mean? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Black PuddingBlack pudding is a type of sausage made by cooking blood with a filler—often meat, fat, or bread—until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. Called blood sausage in North America, the dish is prepared in many different ways throughout the world, often using pig or cattle blood. It can be eaten uncooked but is often grilled or boiled in its skin. Black pudding is usually served as part of a traditional full breakfast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, along with white pudding, which is what? 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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 Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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make (oneself or something) ready (for someone or something)— To become or make something prepared for something or someone. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Kuwait National Day (2025)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... | |
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