Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Fata Morgana \Italian FAH-tah mawr-GAH-nah\ noun 

• Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina. 

Origin: Fata Morgana comes from the name of a figure from Arthurian legend, Morgan le Fay, the fairy sister of King Arthur who was associated in literature with magical castles. The term entered English in the early 1800s. 

selfiecidal

• Someone who takes selfies in dangerous situations or circumstances.

I can't believe Dave took a selfie whilst climbing up a cliff!!...

He must be Selfiecidal!

History

• Richard II: became the first English king to abdicate his throne; he was forced to do so by his successor, Henry IV, and died shortly thereafter (1399)
• bobbies: Sir Robert Peel's police force went on duty at Scotland Yard (1829)
• Tylenol scare: began with the first of seven deaths in the Chicago area from ingestion of cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules (1982)
• Dow Jones: had its steepest one-day drop in history, 778 points (2008)

Birthdays

• Miguel de Cervantes 1547
• Horatio Nelson (England) 1758
• Gene Autry 1907
• Richard Harkness 1907
• Greer Garson 1908
• Michelangelo Antonioni 1912
• Stanley Kramer 1913
• Trevor Howard 1916
• Lizabeth Scott 1922
• Bum Phillips 1923
• Steve Forrest 1924
• Anita Ekberg 1931
• Jerry Lee Lewis 1935 - Musician
• Larry Linville 1939
• Jean-Luc Ponty 1942
• Madeline Kahn 1942
• Ian McShane 1942
• Lech Walesa 1943
• Mike Post 1944
• Patricia Hodge 1946
• Bryant Gumbel 1948
  
• Mike Pinera (Iron Butterfly) 1948
• Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) 1948
• Alvin Crow 1950
• Sebastian Coe 1956
• Suzzy Roche (The Roches) 1956
• Andrew "Dice" Clay 1958
• Les Claypool (Primus) 1963
• Devante Swing 1969
• Emily Lloyd 1970
• Natasha Gregson Wagner 1970