Monday, October 24, 2011

anoesis \an-oh-EE-sis\, noun:

• A state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.

Anoesis is derived from the Greek word noesis meaning reason or intellect and the prefix a- meaning not. Thus it means, no reason.

food boner

• when one becomes aroused at the sight of food. Happens in anticipation of a good meal.

I got a food boner yesterday when i saw how much bacon there was

Trivia

In Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of Rosie the Riveter, what is the iconic World War II defense worker crushing under her feet?

• A tattered copy of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.

History

• Peace of Westphalia: marked the end of the Thirty Years' War, a series of European conflicts (1648)
• Annie Edson Taylor: seeking fame and fortune, the former schoolteacher became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel; she used a pickle barrel (1901)
• George Washington Bridge: upper level of the NY-NJ span opened; the lower level opened 31 years later (1931)
• Fair Labor Standards Act: the 1938 act that established the 40-hour work week in the US went into effect (1940)
• Toronto Blue Jays: became the first non-US team to win the World Series, downing the Atlanta Braves in 6 (1992)

Birthdays

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): naturalist who was the first to describe bacteria
• Moss Hart (1904-1961): playwright, You Can't Take it With You; plus, poet Denise Levertov (1923-1997)
• Bob Kane (1915-1998): cartoonist creator of Batman
• Bill Wyman (75): bassist of the Rolling Stones; and, musicians George Crumb (82) and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson (1930-1959)
• Kevin Kline (64): award-winning actor; other actors born on this date include F. Murray Abraham (72) and B.D. Wong (51)
• Kweisi Mfume (63): former president of the NAACP
• Monica (31): R&B singer
• Wayne Rooney (26): Man United's famous young forward; NFL hall-of-famer Y.A. Tittle (85) shares this birthday

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