Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, October 6, 2023)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Sense VerbsCertain verbs are used to indicate perceptions, opinions, or bodily sensations. These are known as verbs of the senses, or "sense verbs" for short. What are the seven sense verbs? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 SuperstitionBased on a belief in witchcraft, spirits, and demons, a superstition is the irrational idea that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome. A common superstition in the Middle Ages was that the devil could enter a person's body during the unguarded moment when he was sneezing. Some believe that the practice of saying "God bless you" began for this reason. What famous theologian accused the papacy of perpetuating superstition? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The Battle of Tigranocerta (69 BCE)Through an alliance with his father-in-law, Mithradates VI of Pontus, Armenian King Tigranes the Great extended his conquests across Asia Minor and founded Tigranocerta—the modern Siirt, Turkey—as the capital of his large empire. In 69 BCE, Roman forces led by General Lucullus captured Tigranocerta. With the aid of Tigranes's son, Pompey vanquished Tigranes, who lost all of his conquests and had to pay tribute to Rome. What early form of chemical warfare was employed during the battle? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289)Wenceslaus III was king of Bohemia and of Hungary. Unable to assert his authority in Hungary, even with the help of his father, Wenceslaus II, he relinquished his claim to Duke Otto of Bavaria in 1305. He attempted to assert his hereditary claim to the Polish crown but was assassinated while marching to Poland. After an interregnum, John of Luxemburg, who married Wenceslaus's sister, was elected king of Bohemia. Wenceslaus III was the last member of what dynasty? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Friends should be weighed, not told; who boasts to have won a multitude of friends has never had one.Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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a shame— An unfortunate situation. The term is used either in consolation or ironically. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Styrian Autumn (Steirischer Herbst) (2024)Dedicated to the avant-garde in music, drama, literature and the fine arts, this month-long festival in Austria celebrates spontaneity and experimentation. Founded in 1968, it presents world premieres of plays, operas and musical works by contemporary artists, exhibitions of contemporary art, and a variety of fringe events that include circus acts and multimedia shows. Ticket prices are purposely kept low, and many festival events are offered free of charge. The festival takes its name from the province of Styria, whose capital city, Graz, is where the work of Austria's modernists is performed and displayed. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: knowing | |