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tarantism \ TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm \ , noun;
- a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula. Also, tarentism.
I'm out of practice
- An expression used to explain why you can't do something that requires being in shape. Pretty much just saying that you're out of shape, just not wanting to seem fat.
"I'll race you!"
"Nah, I'm out of practice!"
"fat ass"
History
- Joseph Smith: the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in Illinois (1844)
- Joshua Slocum: Canadian adventurer landed at Newport, Rhode Island, becoming the first to circumnavigate the world on his own (1898)
- Newbery Medal: was first awarded, to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind (1922)
- paintball: the first game was played, in New Hampshire (1981)
- US National Do Not Call Registry: opened for business; almost ¾ of a million phone numbers were signed up on its first day in a stand against unwanted telemarketing (2003)
Birthdays
- Louis XII (France) 1462
- Charles XII (Sweden) 1682
- Charles Stewart Parnell 1846
- Mildred J. Hill 1859
- Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872
- Helen Keller 1880
- John McIntire (actor) 1907
- Audrey Christie 1911
- Willie Mosconi 1913
- Ben Homer 1917
- I.A.L. Diamond 1920
- Elmo Hope 1923
- Rosalie Allen 1924
- Jerome ‘Doc’ Pomus 1925
- Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan 1927
- H. Ross Perot 1930
- Charles Bronfman 1931
- Anna Moffo 1934
Shirley Anne Field 1938- Sandra Smith 1940
- Frank Mills 1942
- Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys) 1944
- Norma Kamili 1945
- Julia Duffy 1951
- Isabelle Adjani 1955
- Lorrie Morgan 1959
- Brian Dillinger 1960J. J. Abrams 1966
- Tobey Maguire 1975
- Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) 1976
- Madylin Sweeten 1991
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