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Provided by the compucert renascent \rih-NAS-uhnt\, adjective:
- Springing or rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
- Intentionally posing in other people's photos, for a later surprise. Usually people making funny faces in the background, without the knowledge of the main subjects of the photo.
Jim is always photobombing, he messed ups some of the best photos from the wedding.
Trivia
Where did writer James Jones find the title for his 1951 blockbuster war novel From Here to Eternity?
- In Rudyard Kipling’s 1892 poem “Gentlemen-Rankers,” about British soldiers who had lost their way and were “damned from here to eternity.”
- Flight to Varennes: faced with anti-royalty hostility during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI tried unsuccessfully to flee the country (1791)
- Queen Victoria: longest-reigning British monarch succeeded to the throne (1837)
- Jaws: Steven Spielberg's thriller was released, chilling viewers and shattering box office records (1975)
- Brian Wilson (66): lead singer, songwriter and bassist of The Beach Boys; other musicians born on this date include Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Anne Murray (63), André Watts (62), Lionel Richie (59), Michael Anthony (54) and John Taylor (48)
- Danny Aiello (75): singing actor who starred in Moonstruck; also, actors Errol Flynn (1909-1959), Martin Landau and Olympia Dukakis (both 77), John Mahoney (68), John Goodman (56), Nicole Kidman (41) and Josh Lucas (37)
- Stephen Frears (67): director of The Queen; director Robert Rodriguez (40) was also born on this date
- Vikram Seth (56): Indian poet and author of A Suitable Boy; also, writer Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
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