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Provided by the compucert myrmidon \MUR-muh-don; -duhn\, noun:
- (Capitalized) A member of a warlike Thessalian people who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy.
- A loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question.
Kobe Special
- A large gift a man gives to his wife to appease her after he's had an affair. After sleeping with another women, Kobe Bryant bought his wife a ring that cost as much as a large house.
Friend: "What's that?"
Tiger: "A house on a finger."
Trivia
How did merchants who sell food and household supplies end up being called grocers?
- They bought in bulk—or by the gross—and that’s what the word grocer originally meant.
- Monroe Doctrine: was articulated by President James Monroe; it told Europe to stay out of the Americas (1823)
- Enron scandal: Houston-based energy company Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; due to accounting fraud, the corporation had previously been the seventh-largest in the US (2001)
- Rene Waldeck-Rousseau (1846-1904): French premier
- Georges Seurat (1859-1892): neo-impressionist painter who developed pointillism
- Maria Callas (1923-1977): soprano; classical conductor and cellist John Barbirolli (1899-1970) was also born on this date
Julie Harris (84): record-holder for most Tony Awards for Best Actress; also, actors Keith Szarabajka (57), Dan Butler (55), Dennis Christopher (54), Steven Bauer (53), Lucy Liu and Rena Sofer (both 41)- Gianni Versace (1946-1997): fashion designer
- Monica Seles (36): tennis champ
- Nelly Furtado (31): singer, "I'm Like a Bird"; another singer born on this date is Britney Spears (28)
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