Saturday, October 31, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 1, 2020: Old choir at...



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Old choir at St Paul’s Cathedral in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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"canonize : (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them..."

“canonize : (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
(figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
(Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
(by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work) as one of a group of works representative of a particular field.
(chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
Today is All Saints’ Day in Western Christianity.”

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Friday, October 30, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 31, 2020: Lutheran...



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Lutheran Parish Church of Hallstatt, Upper Austria
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"pumpking : (programming, slang) A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily..."

“pumpking : (programming, slang) A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes.
Boo! Happy Halloween!”

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Night Aboard the Space Station via NASA https://ift.tt/3jHCtkj



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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 30, 2020: A female...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 30, 2020:
A female Northern Masked Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus near Lake Baringo, Kenya. Lake Baringo is one of the two large freshwater lakes in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley
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"thesis : Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc. (rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by..."

“thesis : Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.
(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.
(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted as a requirement for a university degree; a dissertation.
(logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
(philosophy) In the dialectical method of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: the initial stage of reasoning where a formal statement of a point is developed; this is followed by antithesis and synthesis.
Senses relating to music and prosody.
(music, prosody, originally) The action of lowering the hand or bringing down the foot when indicating a rhythm; hence, an accented part of a measure of music or verse indicated by this action; an ictus, a stress.
(music, prosody, with a reversal of meaning) A depression of the voice when pronouncing a syllables of a word; hence, the unstressed part of the metrical foot of a verse upon which such a depression falls, or an unaccented musical note.
Today is the eve of Reformation Day on which, in 1517, German friar and theologian Martin Luther sparked off the Reformation by writing to Albert, the Archbishop of Mainz, to protest the sale of indulgences, attaching his Ninety-five Theses. According to Philip Melanchthon, on the same day Luther also nailed the Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. However, modern scholars argue that there is little foundation for the story.”

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Our Halloween Sun via NASA https://ift.tt/3jyIVdi



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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Liked on YouTube: “The Thrill Is Gone” BB King, Eric...



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Wikipedia picture of the day on October 29, 2020: Anglichanka...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 29, 2020:
Anglichanka Rock (Anglichanka literally means “English woman”), a protected natural area in Buryatia, Russia
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"stratospheric : (meteorology) Of, relating to, or occurring the stratosphere (“the region of the..."

“stratospheric : (meteorology) Of, relating to, or occurring the stratosphere (“the region of the uppermost atmosphere”).
(figurative, colloquial) Unusually or unreasonably high; astronomical.”

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‘Sprites’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere via...



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‘Sprites’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere via...



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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

"Xanthippe : (literary, derogatory) An ill-tempered woman. Today is Ohi Day (Anniversary of the..."

“Xanthippe : (literary, derogatory) An ill-tempered woman.
Today is Ohi Day (Anniversary of the “No”) in Greece, which marks the rejection by Ioannis Metaxas of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum in 1940 during World War II to allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory.”

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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space via NASA...



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Liked on YouTube: Prince Jazz Funk Sessions 1977 Instrumental...



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Liked on YouTube: STING - A Touch Of Jazz (A Selection of Rare...



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Monday, October 26, 2020

"compellation : (archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title. (archaic,..."

“compellation : (archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
The song “I Call Your Name”, by the Norwegian band a-ha, was released on this day 30 years ago in 1990 in their album East of the Sun, West of the Moon.”

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Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars’ Ancient Past via NASA...



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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 26, 2020: Rosa...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 26, 2020:
Rosa ‘Rosengräfin Marie Henriette’. Flower.
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"listenership : (Internet, radio) The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio..."

“listenership : (Internet, radio) The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically, an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).
(linguistics) The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening.
Today is the eve of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, which was established by UNESCO 15 years ago in 2005 to raise awareness about the significance and preservation risks of recorded audio and audiovisual materials.”

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

"purpureal : (literary, poetic) Of a purple colour."

“purpureal : (literary, poetic) Of a purple colour.”

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Friday, October 23, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 24, 2020: The Eldridge...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 24, 2020:
The Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, USA. It opened in 1887, one of the first American synagogues established by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and underwent a 20-year restoration which finished in 2007.
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"etiolated : (chiefly botany, horticulture) Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of..."

“etiolated : (chiefly botany, horticulture) Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight. [from mid 18th c.]
(horticulture) Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark.
(by extension) Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
(figurative) Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.”

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Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall via NASA...



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Thursday, October 22, 2020

"mashup : (informal) Something consisting of two or more components combined together. (art, slang)..."

“mashup : (informal) Something consisting of two or more components combined together.
(art, slang) An artistic work that consists primarily of parts borrowed from other works, or features a mixture of genres.
(chiefly computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.
(Internet) A Web application that combines data and/or functionality from more than one source.
(music, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.”

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 22, 2020: Safari...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 22, 2020:
Safari Endeavour vessel exploring the Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States.
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"plume : (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if..."

“plume : (transitive, also figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
(transitive, reflexive) Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence (figurative), to prepare for (something).
(transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person’s effort; to self-congratulate.
(transitive, archaic) To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck
(by extension) To peel, to strip completely; to pillage; also, to deprive of power.
(falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey.
(intransitive) Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.”

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Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu via NASA https://ift.tt/34i8r1Z



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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 21, 2020: Main building...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 21, 2020:
Main building of the University of Wrocław, which was established on this day in 1702. View from the River Oder.
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"confab : (informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”). confab v (intransitive,..."

confab : (informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).
confab v

(intransitive, informal) Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).



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Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake via NASA...



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Monday, October 19, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 20, 2020: The total...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 20, 2020:
The total phase of the June 15, 2011 lunar eclipse lasted an impressive 100 minutes. Its entire duration is covered in this composite of a regular sequence of digital camera exposures, tracking the dark lunar disk as it arced above the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
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"pencil-thin : Somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil; also, tall and thin."

“pencil-thin : Somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil; also, tall and thin.”

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Orion’s Recently Installed Solar Array Wings via NASA...



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Sunday, October 18, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 19, 2020: Game reserve...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 19, 2020:
Game reserve in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyAlfred von Croÿ commissioned the english landscape architect Edward Milner with the gardening in the 1860s. The work was carried out by the gardener Charles Barnard.Wikipedia: Dülmen • Edward Milner
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"left turn : (idiomatic) An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going. left turn..."

left turn : (idiomatic) An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
left turn interj

(chiefly military) A command to a soldier or other person who is marching: turn ninety degrees to your left!
left turn v

(intransitive, chiefly military) To turn ninety degrees to one’s left, especially in response to a military command while marching.



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Saturday, October 17, 2020

"incarnadine : (originally) Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation. Of the blood-red..."

incarnadine : (originally) Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation.
Of the blood-red colour of raw flesh; crimson.
(figurative) Bloodstained, bloody.
(generally) Of a red colour.
incarnadine n

The pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation.
incarnadine:    
The blood-red colour of raw flesh; crimson.
incarnadine:  
(generally) A red colour.
incarnadine v

(transitive, originally) To make flesh-coloured.
(transitive, also figurative) To make red, especially blood-coloured or crimson; to redden.



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Friday, October 16, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 17, 2020: The cruise...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 17, 2020:
The cruise ship AIDAperla at Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam with the high-rises De Rotterdam and World Port Center.
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"cave painting : (uncountable) The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to..."

“cave painting : (uncountable) The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
(uncountable) The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) a individual painting of this type.
Today, the third Saturday of October in 2020, was established by the Archaeological Institute of America as International Archaeology Day to celebrate archaeology and its contributions to society.”

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Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery via NASA...



Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery via NASA https://ift.tt/3o0Th9s



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Thursday, October 15, 2020

"saveloy : (chiefly Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally..."

“saveloy : (chiefly Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked.
Today is recognized by the United Nations as World Food Day to highlight the importance of food security and good nutrition, and the need for action against hunger.”

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Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars via NASA https://ift.tt/34ZBmXP



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Sunday, October 11, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 12, 2020: Polyporus...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 12, 2020:
Polyporus varius on a dead Sorbus. Location. Natuurterrein De Famberhorst.
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"vagrant : Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or..."

“vagrant : Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
(figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.”

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 11, 2020: A bouquet of...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 11, 2020:
A bouquet of poppies (Papaver orientale)
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Friday, October 09, 2020

The Iris Nebula via NASA https://ift.tt/2FfQ9F3



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Thursday, October 08, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 9, 2020: Panoramic view...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 9, 2020:
Panoramic view of the city of Puno next to the Lake Titicaca, in the Peruvian Andes, not far from Bolivia. Puno is the capital city of the Puno Province and has a population of approx. 150,000. It was established in 1668 by the Spanish nobleman and viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro. The lake is, by volume of water, the largest in South America and, with a surface elevation of 3,812 metres (12,507 ft), is considered the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake has a maximum length of 190 kilometres (120 mi), a maximum width of 80 kilometres (50 mi), and a surface area of 8,372 square kilometres (3,232 sq mi). The water volume is 893 cubic kilometres (214 cu mi), with a maximum depth of 281 metres (922 ft) and an average depth of 107 metres (351 ft).
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"masquerade : An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and..."

masquerade : An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
(figurative) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figurative) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
masquerade v

(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figurative) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (something) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
“Masquerade” is a song in Act II of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, which premiered on this day in London in 1986.



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Thumbs Up From Out of This World via NASA https://ift.tt/36Jo8AZ



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Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 8, 2020: De Rotterdam is...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 8, 2020:
De Rotterdam is a building on the Wilhelminapier in the Kop van Zuid district in Rotterdam, designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1998. Detail of facade.
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"octagon : (geometry, also attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles. (martial arts)..."

“octagon : (geometry, also attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
(martial arts) Often in the form Octagon: the arena for mixed martial arts.”

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Grappling With the Future via NASA https://ift.tt/34tF2AS



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Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 7, 2020: 16 years ago...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 7, 2020:
16 years ago (2004) in this day, James Hetfield with Metallica was performing in a concert at Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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"illecebrous : (formal, obsolete) Tending to attract; enticing."

“illecebrous : (formal, obsolete) Tending to attract; enticing.”

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Overcoming Hurricanes and Earthquakes to Get an Experiment to...



Overcoming Hurricanes and Earthquakes to Get an Experiment to the Space Station via NASA https://ift.tt/3nvtciz



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Monday, October 05, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 6, 2020: Gaet'ale Pond...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 6, 2020:
Gaet'ale Pond (a small hypersaline lake with hot springs) in the Danakil Depression in Afar Region of Ethiopia
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"Instagrammable : (informal) Visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being..."

“Instagrammable : (informal) Visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being photographed and posted on social media (specifically on Instagram); photogenic.
The photograph and video sharing social networking service Instagram was launched on this day ten years ago in 2010.”

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Antares Rocket Launches to the Space Station via NASA...



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Sunday, October 04, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 5, 2020: Wrangel Tower...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 5, 2020:
Wrangel Tower in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg), Russia
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"sleep rough : (idiomatic) To sleep outdoors; specifically, if without a place to go home to; to be..."

“sleep rough : (idiomatic) To sleep outdoors; specifically, if without a place to go home to; to be homeless.
Today, the first Monday of October in 2020, is designated by the United Nations as World Habitat Day to encourage reflection on the state of towns and cities, and on people’s basic right to adequate shelter.”

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Saturday, October 03, 2020

"half-timbered : (architecture) Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the..."

“half-timbered : (architecture) Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces (panels) between the timbers filled with bricks, stone, or wattle and daub, etc. (the infill), especially if the timber frame is visible on the outside of the building.
Today in 2020 is the eve of World Architecture Day, which is marked by the International Union of Architects.”

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Friday, October 02, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 3, 2020: Beach in New...



Wikipedia picture of the day on October 3, 2020:
Beach in New Brighton, New Zealand
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"wanderlust : A strong impulse or longing to travel. wanderlust v (intransitive) To feel a strong..."

wanderlust : A strong impulse or longing to travel.
wanderlust v

(intransitive) To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
Today is the 30th anniversary of Tag der Deutschen Einheit (German Unity Day), which commemorates German Reunification in 1990.



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Hubble Captures Galactic Glamour Shot via NASA...



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Thursday, October 01, 2020

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 2,...



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“Notgeld” banknote: one billion Mark, Bayerische Notenbank (1923)
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"Sanskritize : (linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of..."

“Sanskritize : (linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology.
(linguistics) To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary.
(South Asia, Southeast Asia) To emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility.
Today is Gandhi Jayanti, a national festival celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi in 1869.”

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Satellite Captures Active Fires in the Western U.S. via NASA...



Satellite Captures Active Fires in the Western U.S. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ESB4sQ



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