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Provided by the compucert horripilation \haw-rip-uh-LAY-shuhn; ho-\, noun:
- he act or process of the hair bristling on the skin, as from cold or fear; goose flesh
by 1623, from Latin horripilatio, from horripilare "to bristle" + pilus "hair"
- One who feels an increased sense of bravery over texting, as opposed to in person.
- One who will often only say what they really feel over text messages.
Kelly: "So how'd the conversation go with Bill last night?"
Wendy: "Ah he's such a textrovert. We didn't make any progress until I went home and he spilled his guts over texts."
TriviaWhy was two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank fined $163 by a New Zealand court in 2005?
- For failing to declare two pieces of fruit—an apple and an orange—when she entered the country. She claimed she had forgotten about them during the 20-hour flight from the U.S. (The fine was actually $142 plus $21 in court fees.)
- Kristallnacht: Jews were beaten and killed by Nazis and their homes and shops destroyed during "the night of the broken glass" (1938)
- Northeast Blackout of 1965: 25 million residents of Ontario and seven US states lost power for up to half a day
- Rolling Stone: music and pop culture magazine published its first issue (1967)
- Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) Astronomer.
- Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883): novelist, dramatist and short-story writer; other authors born on this date include Anne Sexton (1928-1974) and Imre Kertész (79)
- Mary Travers (72): the distaff member of Peter, Paul and Mary; other singers born on this date include Susan Tedeschi (38), Nick Lachey (35) and Sisqo (30)
- Eric Dane (36): Grey's Anatomy's Dr. McSteamy; also, actors Robert David Hall (61), Lou Ferrigno (57) and Nikki Blonsky (20)
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