Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2008

perdurable \pur-DUR-uh-bul; pur-DYUR-\, adjective:

• Very durable; lasting; continuing long.

Urban Word of the Day: Viagrate

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Viagrate&defid=347868

• To imbue with lasting vigor

Revenues are slumping, therefore, we must viagrate our sales source.

Trivia

Why is the lookout post atop a ship's mast called the crow's nest?

• In ancient times seafarers unsure of their position in coastal waters would release a caged crow from the lookout platform, knowing it would fly toward the nearest land and provide them with a navigational fix.

Today in History

• ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was founded to protect members' copyrighted music (1914)
• Switzerland: the League of Nations recognized its perpetual neutrality (1920)
• BPM 37093: white dwarf star was found to have a massive diamond core; it was nicknamed Lucy, after the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (2004)

Today's Birthdays

• Grant Wood (1891-1942): painter of American Gothic
• George Segal (74): actor, Just Shoot Me; other actors born today include Kim Novak (75), Carol Lynley (66), Stockard Channing (64),and Mena Suvari (29).
• Jerry Springer (64): talk show host, The Jerry Springer Show
• Peter Gabriel (58): singer of "In Your Eyes"; pop singers Peter Tork (66) and Robbie Williams (34) and diesel angry guy Henry Rollins (47) share his birthday