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Fact of the Day
One way birds learn is by trial and error. Scientists have discovered that many of their learned motor patterns are linked to appetite. For instance, young doves must learn to drink water. The pecking of domestic chicks improves about 30 hours after hatching. They snatch up a grain with increased efficiency. Simple trial-and-error learning is also believed to be very important in birds' nest-building.
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Quote of the Day
"A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood. "
- General George S. Patton |
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Word of the Day
picaresque
Pronunciation: /pik-uh-RESK/
adj : of or relating to roguish heroes and their adventures
"The party was filled with beatniks, hippies, and sundry picaresque characters." |
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What religious movement was founded by Mary Baker Eddy? Answer:
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"We're going to suffer a year of technological disruptions, followed by a decade of depression…We're likely to be living in an environment much like the Third World countries some of us have visited, where nothing works particularly well."
- Consultant Ed Yourdon, February, 1999.
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Two life-threatening brain aneurysms in 1974 terminated Quincy Jones' horn-playing days, but not his musical talents. Jones went on to produce Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall," "Thriller," and "Bad," as well as the ambitious, all-star hit "We Are the World" in 1985. Jones has composed more than 34 film scores and won more than 26 Grammys. |
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