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Provided by the compucert xanthous \ZAN-thuhs\, adjective:
- yellow; yellowish
by 1829, from Greek xanthos "yellow," of unknown origin. Prefix form xantho- is used in many scientific words.
- A way to end a man-to-man conversation of personal feelings in a comfortable, heterosexual manner.
"Dude, I think my girl is cheating on me. What should I do?"
"Dump that bitch."
"Good talk."
Trivia
The ingredients of what food product was the subject of the world’s first consumer protection law?
- Beer. In a 1516 decree called the Rheinheitsgebot, or purity law, Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria mandated that beer have only three ingredients—barley malt, hops, and water.
Today in History:
- Granada: last Moorish stronghold in Spain surrendered to Roman Catholic monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I (1492)
- Vulcan: the "discovery" of a planet closer to the Sun than Mercury was announced by French mathematician Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (1860)
- 55 mph limit: Congress and President Richard Nixon set a national speed limit to conserve gasoline following the 1973 oil crisis (1974)
Today's Birthdays:
- Jack Hanna (62): zoologist and TV personality
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (40): Oscar winner for Jerry Macguire; actors Wendy Phillips (57), Gabrielle Carteris (48), Tia Carrere (42), Taye Diggs (37), Dax Shepard (34), Paz Vega (33) and Kate Bosworth (26) were also born on this date
Quote:
- "The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web." — Edwin Way Teale
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