Today's Highlights
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Coordinate AdjectivesWhen multiple adjectives are used in a sentence, they are sometimes separated by commas. What are "coordinate adjectives," and why are they separated by commas? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Order of the Solar TempleShrouded in mystery, the Order of the Solar Temple was a secret society founded in 1984 that claimed descent from the original Knights Templar. Though little information about the group has been confirmed, its practices are believed to incorporate elements of Protestantism, new age philosophy, and Freemasonry. In 1994, mass murder-suicides at Solar Temple lodges in Switzerland and Canada left over 100 dead. What artifact did one founder claim he was given in a previous life 1,000 years earlier? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Los Angeles Is Founded (1781)Now one of the most populous and diverse counties in the US, Los Angeles was first founded by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve and settled by missionaries. Its original name was El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula, or The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula. It became part of the US in the 1840s and is today a global hub for culture and technology. Located on the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire, Los Angeles has about how many earthquakes every year? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Anton Bruckner (1824)Bruckner was an Austrian composer who established a reputation as a virtuoso organist in Vienna. However, as a composer, he gained recognition slowly. He was 60 before he achieved fame with his 1884 Symphony No. 7 in E Major, one of nine that he completed. Socially awkward and eccentric, he developed a pattern of courting much younger women without success. Bruckner once accidentally alienated an influential critic after getting mixed up in a feud between what two famous composers? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Thou know'st the o'er-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgment weak. Homer (900 BC-800 BC) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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romp home— To deftly or easily win a race, contest, or competition. Primarily heard in UK. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Roman Games (2025)Like the Plebeian Games, the Roman Games were held in honor of Jupiter. They date back to the dedication of the temple to Jupiter on the Capitoline hill on September 13, 509 BCE, and were originally a one-day event. By the time of Caesar, the Games lasted a full 15 days, beginning on September 4. A grand procession to the Circus Maximus, a huge arena just outside Rome, signaled the beginning of the festival. Events included boxing, running, and wrestling contests, occasional mock battles, and two- and four-horse chariot races. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: spidercobweb - A single thread spun by a spider. More... arain - Another word for spider. More... lobster - Comes from Old English loppestre, "spider," because there is some resemblance. More... insect, spider, crustacean - One major difference between insects, spiders, and crustaceans is the antennae; most insects have one pair, spiders have none, and crustaceans have two pairs. More... | |
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