Saturday, August 23, 2014

diffluence \ DIF-loo-uhns \ , noun; 

1. the act of flowing off or away. 
2. the act or process of dissolving into a liquid; liquefaction; deliquescence. 
3. the rate at which fluid flow diverges along an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow at a given point. 

Origin: Diffluence derives from the Latin prefix dis- , meaning "apart" or "away," and fluent- , meaning "flowing."

prefill

• When, in cases of extreme thirst, a person using a soft-drink fountain fills the beverage container, chugs it, and then fills it again before sitting down to eat.

Person 1: Hey man, why did it take you so long to get a soda? 
Person 2: I was prefilling my cup; I've been thirsty all day.

History

• William Wallace: Scottish nationalist who opposed British rule, and on whom Braveheart was based, was executed in London (1305)
• Franklin: area that is now part of Tennessee seceded from North Carolina; it failed to win acceptance as one of the United States (1784)
• Rudolph Valentino: death of the 31-year-old silent screen sex symbol known as the quintessential Latin lover caused mass hysterical mourning (1926)
• Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian-American anarchists were executed by electric chair for murder during an armed robbery; questions about the fairness of their trial remain (1927)

Birthdays

• Louis XVI (France) 1754
• Oliver Hazard Perry 1785
• Edgar Lee Masters 1869
• Gene Kelly 1912
• Bob Crosby (The Bob Cats) 1913
• Tex Williams 1917
• Jean Darling 1925
• Peter Thompson 1929
• Vera Miles 1930
• Mark Russell 1932

• Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
• Sonny Jurgensen 1934
• Rudy Lewis (Drifters) 1936
• Ronnie Cox 1938
• Tony Bill 1940
• Richard Sanders 1940
• Patricia McBride 1942
• Antonia Novello 1944
• Rex Allen Jr. 1947
• Keith Moon 1947 - Musician (The Who)
• Shelley Long 1949 - Actress
• Rick Springfield 1949 - Singer
• Woody Paul (Riders in the Sky) 1949
• Mark Hudson 1951
  
• Jimi Jamison 1951 - Musician (Survivor)
• Bobby G. (Bucks Fizz) 1953
• Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) 1961 
• Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) 1962
• River Phoenix 1970
• Jay Mohr 1971
• Ray Park 1974 (Darth Maul)
• Kobe Bryant 1978 - Basketball player  
• Joanne Froggatt 1980 - Actress ("Downton Abbey")  
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