Saturday, February 02, 2013

Saturday, February 2, 2013

eurhythmic \yoo-RITH-mik\, adjective:
  1. Characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned.
  2. Of or pertaining to eurhythmics.
Eurhythmic came from the Greek word eurythmía which meant "good proportion, gracefulness."
Avocado's Number
  • Avocado's number is the number of avocados in guacamole.
Person 1: How many avocados do I need to make guacamole?
Person 2: Avocado's number, 6.022E23 avocados/guacamole
Trivia
How thick must ice be to support a pod of walruses?
  • At least 2 feet thick.
Holiday
  • Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.
History
  • Buenos Aires: was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain (1536)
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: agreement ended the Mexican-American War, with Mexico ceding much of the US West and Southwest (1848)
  • Cardiff Giant: 10-foot-tall "petrified man" was revealed as a hoax; the figure was made of gypsum (1870)
  • F.W. de Klerk: lifted the 30-year ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela (1990)
Birthdays
  • Fritz Kreisler 1875
  • James Joyce 1882
  • Charles Correll 1890
  • George Halas 1895
  • Jascha Heifetz 1901
  • Ayn Rand 1905
  • Gale Gordon 1906
  • Burton Lane 1912
  • James Dickey 1923
  • Elaine Stritch 1926
  • Stan Getz 1927
  • Russell Arms 1929
  • Robert Mandan 1932
  • Tom Smothers 1937
  • Martina Arroyo 1937
  • Alan Caddy (The Tornados, Johnny Kidd and The Pirates) 1940
  • Bo Hopkins 1942
  • Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) 1942
  • Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) 1946
  • Farrah Fawcett 1947
  • Peter Lucia (Tommy James and The Shondells) 1947
  • Brent Spiner 1949
  • Ross Valory (Journey) 1949
  • Christie Brinkley 1954
  • Kim Zimmer 1955
  • Michael Talbott 1955
  • Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) 1966 
  • Ben Mize (Counting Crows) 1971
  • T-Mo (Goodie Mob) 1972
  • Lori Beth Denberg 1976
  • Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripol 1977

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