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Provided by the compucert - A member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome.
- A person of high birth; a nobleman.
- A person of refined upbringing, manners, and taste.
- Of or pertaining to the patrician families of ancient Rome.
- Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.6. Befitting or characteristic of refined upbringing, manners, and taste.
- Driving techniques and car mods aimed at increasing your gas mileage to the absolute max. Often practiced with a Toyota Prius or other hybrid vehicle.
Yoshi is hypermiling cross country this week. He is trying to go from Chicago to LA on one tank of gas!
Trivia
Who were the guests at the Mad Hatter's tea party in the Lewis Carroll classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
- Alice, the March Hare, and the Dormouse.
- Great Barrier Reef: British captain James Cook found the world's largest coral reef off Australia's coast (1770)
- sugar: US rationing ended after 5 bitter years (1947)
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: opened; heartwarming, it is now considered one of the top films ever made (1982)
- Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972): Nobel Prize winner in literature
- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970): legendary football coach whose team won the first two Super Bowls; other football greats born on this date include Ernie Nevers (1903-1976) and Joe Montana (52)
- Shia LaBoeuf (22): Mutt Williams in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; actors Gene Wilder (75), Chad Everett (72), Peter Bergman (55), Hugh Laurie (49) and Joshua Jackson (30) were also born on this date
- Frank Beard (59): drummer, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard.
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