Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

tare \TAIR\, noun:
1. The weight of the wrapping or container that holds an object.
2. The weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight.
3. The weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.
4. Any of various climbing plants, generally with edible seeds.
Tare ultimately comes from the Arabic verb taraha, "to reject."
 
Meeting Affective Disorder
  • A form of boredom that occurs in relation to mandatory meetings, most commonly those centered around a presentation. Symptoms include difficulty in staying awake, and delirious hallucinations more commonly referred to as daydreams.
Guy 1: I think you have Meeting Affective Disorder, you should see a doctor
Guy 2: Why do you think I have that?
Guy 1: The pool of drool on the table from you dozing off.
 
Trivia
In what city was celebrity socialite Paris Hilton born?
  • New York City—not Paris.
History
  • Robert Fulton: launches his steamboat trip up the Hudson from New York to Albany (1807)
  • Pike Place Market: Seattle's top tourist destination and one of the oldest farmers' markets in the US opened for business (1907)
  • Peter Fechter: 18-year-old was killed as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall; East German guards shot him and he was left to bleed to death (1962)
  • Double Eagle II: became the first hot-air balloon to complete a transatlantic flight, from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France (1978)
Birthdays
  • Davy Crockett 1786
  • Samuel Goldwyn 1882
  • Monty Woolley 1888
  • Mae West 1893
  • Quincy Howe 1900
  • Ann Harding 1901
  • Larry Clinton 1909
  • Maureen O'Hara 1921
  • Larry Rivers 1923
  • Gary Powers 1929
  • Glenn Corbett 1929
  • Duke Pearson 1932
  • Luther Allison 1939
  • Robert De Niro 1943
  • Martha Coolidge 1946
  • Gary Talley 1947
  • Sib Hashian (Boston)1949
  • Robert Joy 1951
  • Nelson Piquet 1952
  • Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) 1953
  • Kevin Welch 1955
  • Colin Moulding (XTC) 1955
  • Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go's) 1958
  • Sean Penn 1960
  • Everette Harp 1961
  • Gilby Clark (Guns N' Roses) 1962
  • Maria McKee 1964
  • Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) 1965
  • Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) 1966
  • David Conrad 1967
  • Posdnuos 1969
  • Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block) 1969
  • Jim Courier 1970
  • Bryton McClure 1986


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