February 5, 2017
Word of the Day
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(noun) The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching. |
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Michael's crowning achievement, under Daughtry's tutelage, in the first days in the stateroom, was to learn to count up to five. |
Idiom of the Day
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dated To be better than average among similar things. Primarily heard in US.
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Article of the Day
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The idea that reality could be simulated to a such a degree that it becomes indistinguishable from "true" reality raises a number of questions, including whether the reality we experience is in fact a simulated reality, whether it is possible to determine if we are in a simulated reality, and whether a simulated reality differs from a "real" one. What common phenomenon, which leads many people to believe that a false reality is true, is cited as proof that people will accept simulated realities?
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Daily Grammar Lesson
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The so-called middle voice is an approximate type of grammatical voice in which the subject both performs and receives the action expressed by the verb. Middle voice and active voice use the same verb structure in a sentence, so how can we distinguish between the two?
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This Day in History
United Artists Film Studio Is Founded (1919)
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In 1919, four of the leading figures in Hollywood—Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith, and Douglas Fairbanks—decided to form their own film studio to better control their own work. Though initially successful, United Artists foundered as films became more expensive to produce. It was taken over in the 1950s and began to thrive again until the 80s, when it was bought by the studio MGM. What famous actor announced plans to resurrect United Artists in 2006 as part owner of the company?
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Today's Birthday
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (1934)
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Aaron was the first US baseball player to hit more career home runs than Babe Ruth. After playing briefly in the Negro leagues and then in the minor leagues, Aaron moved up to the majors as an outfielder with the Milwaukee—later Atlanta—Braves in 1954 and was National League MVP in 1957. Upon breaking Ruth's record in 1974, he was besieged by the media and badgered by racist letter-writers, and retired just two years later. Aaron's home run record remained unbroken until when?
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Today's Holiday
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Roger Williams was the founder of the American Baptist Church. Born in Wales, he arrived in the Massachusetts colony on this day in 1631 and soon found himself in profound disagreement with the local Puritans. He fled south to what is now called Providence and founded the Rhode Island colony. Under his leadership, the people of Rhode Island were the first to establish a Baptist congregation on American soil (in 1638) and the first to build a community based on this principle of religious liberty.
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Quote of the Day
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Deep versed in books and shallow in himself.
John Milton (1608-1674)
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In the News
Scientists Create a New Kind of Matter: Time Crystals
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Crystals are structures in which a pattern of atoms or molecules repeats in space. Now, two teams of researchers have figured out that crystals' repeating patterns can also exist through time. These "time crystals," detailed in a new paper in Physical ...
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