Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

mufti \MUHF-tee\, noun:
  1. civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
  2. a Muslim jurist expert in the religious law.
  3. (in the Ottoman Empire) a deputy of the chief Muslim legal adviser to the Sultan.
  4. (initial capital letter) Grand Mufti.
Mufti came into English in the late 1500s from the Arabic word of the same pronunciation. The word literally meant a person who delivers a judgment. The sense of "civilian clothing" arises from the legal adviser being a civil official who did not wear military garb.  
brain fact
  • A thought that you believe to be true. The "facts" are completely fabricated and are supported by zero empirical evidence whatsoever. The only qualifier is that you believe the fact to be true.
Jordon: "Fact: fat people have less body hair than skinny people."
Kara: "that's not a fact."
Jordon: "yes it is."
Kara: "supported by what evidence?"
Jordon: "My observations. Brain fact!"
Trivia
When it comes to the theaters, what is continental seating?
  • A seating arrangement with no center aisle, so access to the rows of seats is provided by aisles on each side.
History
  • Kappa Alpha Society: Union College student society became the first college fraternity in the US (1825)
  • Alice in Wonderland: pseudonymous author Lewis Carroll gave an illustrated manuscript of the tale to the eponymous Alice as an early Christmas gift (1864)
  • King Tut: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were the first to enter the tomb of the boy king since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.E. (1922)
  • Casablanca: film set in wartime Morocco premiered in New York City (1942)
  • The Price is Right: TV's longest running daily game show debuted (1956)
  • Diamant-A: rocket launched France's space program with the Astérix-1 satellite, which blasted off from Hammaguir, Algeria (1965)
Birthdays
  • Eric Severeid 1912
  • Eugene Ionesco 1912
  • Charles M. Schulz 1922
  • Robert Goulet 1933
  • Marian Mercer 1935
  • Rich Little 1938
  • Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) 1938
  • Jean Terrell 1944
  • John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1945
  • Art Shell 1946
  • Scott Jacoby 1955
  • Jamie Rose 1959
  • Linda Davis 1962
  • Steve Grisaffe (Road River) 1965
  • Garcelle Beauvais 1966
  • Lorissa McComas 1970
  • Maia Campbell 1976
  • Peter Facinelli 1973 - Actor ("Twilight")
  • Aurora Snow - 1981 t3h pr0n
  • Natasha Bedingfield - 1981

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