Daily Content Archive
(as of Tuesday, October 30, 2018)| Word of the Day | |||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Special Adverbs of TimeAdverbs of time tell us at what time (when) or for how long (duration) something happens or is the case. The majority of time-related adverbs appear at the end of a sentence (or the beginning, for emphasis), but there are a few exceptions to this rule. What are they? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The History of Ferrous MetallurgyIron is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and likely a major component of its core, but it is rarely found in a readily usable form in nature except in meteorites. For that reason, it is likely that the use of iron in its free state began in prehistory with iron taken from meteorites—a fact supported by ancient words for iron referring to gods or a metal that has fallen from the sky. Ferrous metallurgy is alluded to in what sacred text? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Soviet Union Detonates "Tsar Bomba" (1961)"Tsar Bomba" was the nickname of a hydrogen bomb detonated by the Soviet Union in 1961 that remains the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. The bomb had a yield of 50 megatons, a force equivalent to 1,400 times the combined power of the two nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II—or approximately 1.4 percent of the power output of the Sun. The resulting seismic shock was measurable even on its third passage around the Earth. Where was Tsar Bomba detonated? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Ruth Gordon (1896)Gordon was an American actress and playwright whose career encompassed more than 70 years of stage and film experience. She made her Broadway debut in 1915 as Nibs in Peter Pan. She wrote many plays and collaborated on many successful screenplays, including Adam's Rib, with her husband, the playwright and director Garson Kanin. She won an Academy Award for her performance in Rosemary's Baby and, in 1971, starred in what black comedy film that has since become a cult classic? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 A good dinner brings out all the softer side of a man. Under its genial influence the gloomy and morose become jovial and chatty.Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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in (the) bud— In an undeveloped, immature, or incipient state. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo (2022)Also known as the American Royal, or simply the Royal, this is the oldest, and one of the largest, livestock shows and rodeos in the United States, dating back to the period just after the Civil War. The main events occur in October and November. The American Royal Rodeo is the final rodeo of the season on the professional circuit, featuring over 700 professional riders and offering more than $100,000 in prize money. There are also livestock auctions, horse and livestock shows, country music concerts, barbecue competitions, and a parade through downtown Kansas City. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: small piececollup - A small piece or slice. More... cover slip - The small piece of thin glass that goes over the specimen on a microscope slide. More... brioche - In French, it literally means "split up into small pieces." More... stamp - Originally meant "crush into small pieces; pound"; its sense of "imprint with design by pressure" came into play in the 16th century—and is the semantic basis of postage stamp. More... | |