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ziggurat \ZIG-oo-rat\, noun:
- (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.
Born in 1877, ziggurat is derived from the Assyrian ziqquratu meaning "height," or "pinnacle."
Web Glow
- When someone looks better in online photos then they do in person.
John - Hey dude, did you hang out with that girl Katie from Facebook?
Mike - Yea but I regret it, it was all web glow. She's really only a 4.
Trivia
Under federal guidelines, how much sodium per serving can be in a product labeled “low sodium”? How about “sodium-free”?
- Low sodium, 140 milligrams or less; sodium-free, less than 5 milligrams—as mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
History
Personal Rule: King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament and began 11 years of ruling alone (1629)- Alexander Graham Bell: made the first telephone call: "Watson, come here; I want you" (1876)
- rings of Uranus: were discovered (1977)
- syzygy: all the planets were on the same side of the Sun (1982)
Birthdays
- Marcello Malpighi 1628
- Friedrich Von Schlegel 1772
- Barry Fitzgerald 1888
- Arthur Honegger 1892
- Bix Beiderbecke 1903
- Claire Booth Luce 1903
- Chandler Harper 1914
- Heywood Hale Broun 1918
- Pamela Mason 1919
- Don Abney 1923
- Jethro (Kenneth Burns) 1923
Ralph Emery 1933 - Talk show host- Norman Blake 1938 - Bluegrass musician
- David Rabe 1940 - Playwright
- Chuck Norris 1940 - Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
- Dean Torrence 1940 - Singer (Jan & Dean)
- Sandra Jean Palmer 1941
- Katharine Houghton 1945 - Actress
- Bob Greene 1947 - Newspaper columnist
- Tom Scholz 1947 - Musician (Boston)
- Paul Haggins 1953 - Director, screenwriter
Shannon Tweed 1957 - Actress- Sharon Stone 1958 - Actress
- Gail Greenwood (Belly) 1960 - Musician (L7)
- Jeff Ament 1963 - Musician (Pearl Jam)
- Jasmine Guy 1962 - Actress
- Neneh Cherry 1964 - Singer
- Prince Edward 1964 - Son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
- Rod Woodson 1965 - Football player
- Edie Brickell 1966 - Singer
- Stephen Mailer 1966 - Actor
- Paget Brewster 1969 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
- Dylan Keefe 1970 - Musician (Marcy Playground)
John Hamm 1971 - Actor ("Mad Men")- Daryl Singletary 1971 - Country singer
- Timberland 1972 - Rapper, producer
- Cristian de la Fuente 1974 - Actor ("Family Law")
- Bree Turner 1977 - Actress
- Shannon Miller 1977 - Olypic gold-medal gymnast
- Robin Thicke 1977 - Singer
- Carrie Underwood 1983 - Singer, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol"
- Emily Osment 1992 - Actress ("Spy Kids" movies)
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