esculent \ES-kyuh-luhnt\, noun:
1. Something edible, especially a vegetable.
adjective:
1. Suitable for use as food; edible.
Related to the word eat, esculent comes from the Latin word for food, esca.
SMTA
- abbrev. "Sick minds think alike." It is a variation of GMTA.
Person One: I was just about to stab this fork into my rectum!
Person Two: Really? Me too! SMTA!
Trivia
Why did the World Wrestling Federation change its name to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002?
- It lost a court battle over the initials WWF, which had been trademarked by the World Wildlife Fund in 1961.
Holiday
- Daylight Savings Time (begins in the US)
History
- Alexander Graham Bell: made the first telephone call: "Watson, come here; I want you" (1876)
- rings of Uranus: were discovered (1977)
- syzygy: all the planets were on the same side of the Sun (1982)
Birthdays
- Marcello Malpighi 1628
- Friedrich Von Schlegel 1772
- Barry Fitzgerald 1888
- Arthur Honegger 1892
- Bix Beiderbecke 1903
- Claire Booth Luce 1903
- Chandler Harper 1914
- Heywood Hale Broun 1918
- Pamela Mason 1919
- Don Abney 1923
- Jethro (Kenneth Burns) 1923
- Norman Blake 1938 - Bluegrass musician
- David Rabe 1940 - Playwright
- Chuck Norris 1940 - Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
- Dean Torrence 1940 - Singer (Jan & Dean)
- Sandra Jean Palmer 1941
- Katharine Houghton 1945 - Actress
- Bob Greene 1947 - Newspaper columnist
- Tom Scholz 1947 - Musician (Boston)
- Shannon Tweed 1957 - Actress
- Sharon Stone 1958 - Actress
- Gail Greenwood (Belly) 1960 - Musician (L7)
- Jeff Ament 1963 - Musician (Pearl Jam)
- Jasmine Guy 1962 - Actress
- Neneh Cherry 1964 - Singer
- Prince Edward 1964 - Son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
- Rod Woodson 1965 - Football player
- Edie Brickell 1966 - Singer
- Stephen Mailer 1966 - Actor
- Paget Brewster 1969 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
- Dylan Keefe 1970 - Musician (Marcy Playground)
- Daryl Singletary 1971 - Country singer
- Timberland 1972 - Rapper, producer
- Cristian de la Fuente 1974 - Actor ("Family Law")
- Bree Turner 1977 - Actress
- Shannon Miller 1977 - Olympic gold-medal gymnast
- Robin Thicke 1977 - Singer
- Carrie Underwood 1983 - Singer, winner of the fourth season of "American Idol"
- Emily Osment 1992 - Actress ("Spy Kids" movies)
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Spotlight: Here are some facts about martial arts superstar Chuck Norris:
- Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink.
- Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is.
- There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
- Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
- Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only recognizes the element of surprise.
Happy birthday, Chuck Norris!
Quote:
- "Violence is my last option." — Chuck Norris
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