Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 19, 2008

transmute \trans-MYOOT; tranz-\, transitive verb:

1. To change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another; to transform.
2. To undergo transmutation.

Urban Word of the Day: fornever

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fornever&defid=1449879

1. Never occurring, nor having the potential to do so.
2. A seemingly non-existent period of time.

1. Hanson will fornever be the greatest band this country has ever known.
2. "I could watch Passions fornever and never."

Trivia

How much does the standard gold bar at Fort Knox weigh?

• Size of a standard gold bar: 7 inches x 3 and 5/8 inches x 1 and 3/4 inches. Weight of a standard gold bar: approximately 400 ounces or 27.5 pounds.

Today in History

• bank robbery: the first recorded bank heist took place in NYC; Edward Smith escaped with some $245,000, but was later caught and imprisoned (1831)
• Faust: opera by Charles Gounod premiered in Paris; it was to become one of the top 20 most performed in the US (1859)
• 25th Academy Awards: was the first televised Oscar ceremony (1953)
• invasion of Iraq: began (on March 20 local time, 2003)

Today's Birthdays

• David Livingstone (1813-1873): missionary and explorer; another explorer born on this date was Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890)
• Earl Warren (1891-1974): 14th Chief Justice of the US; jurist John Sirica (1904-1992) was also born on this date
• Philip Roth (75): writer
• Harvey Weinstein (55): producer and co-founder of Miramax
• Bruce Willis (53): actor, Die Hard; actors Patrick McGoohan (80), Glenn Close (61) and Craig Lamar Traylor (19) also share a birthday today
• Vida Guerra (34): bootay model