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Provided by the compucert paean \PEE-uhn\, noun:
- A joyous song of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving.
- An expression of praise or joy.
- n. The act of using a regular cell phone to get information by calling someone who is sitting at a computer and can surf the internet by proxy.
"We are hopelessly lost. I'll just use my iPhone-a-friend and my mom can get us directions from Google Maps." "When are you going to get a real iPhone, you cheap ass?"
Trivia
Where in the human body is the Bundle of His?
- In the heart. Named for Wilhelm His Jr., the Swiss cardiologist who discovered it, it’s a small collection of heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses to the cells of the ventricle, causing the cardiac muscles to contract at paced intervals.
- air mail: regular service began for US civilians (1918)
- nylon stockings: first went on sale in the US (1940)
- Pierre Curie (1859-1906): noted physicist and chemist
- Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980): author of Ship of Fools; other writers born on this date were L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) and twins Peter and Anthony Shaffer (82)
- Madeleine Albright (71): first female US secretary of state
Lainie Kazan (68): actor, My Big Fat Greek Wedding; also, actors James Mason (1909-1984), Anna Maria Alberghetti (72) and Chazz Palminteri (56) - Brian Eno (60): electronic musician/producer; musicians Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Trini Lopez (71) and Ahmet Zappa (34) were also born today
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