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Provided by the compucert grok \ grok \ , verb;
- to understand thoroughly and intuitively.
- to communicate sympathetically.
Origin: Grok was coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his 1961 science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land.
- from the very start, or from the beginning
History
- English wars: War of the Roses ended (1485), Civil War began (1642)
- America's Cup: international yachting competition was first won, by the America, thus providing the trophy with its name (1851)
- Michael Collins: Irish national leader was shot dead in an ambush (1922)
- Texas Rangers: set an MLB record by wiping out the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 (2007)
Birthdays
- Samuel Langley 1834
- Archibald Willard 1836
- Melville Stone 1848
- Claude Debussy 1862
- Gene Herriman 1880
- Dorothy Parker 1893
- Leni Riefenstahl 1902
- Deng Xiaoping 1904
- John Lee Hooker 1917
- Ray Bradbury 1920
- Dr. Denton Cooley 1920
- Bob Flanigan 1926 - Musician (The Four Freshmen)
- Honor Blackman 1929
- Diana Sands 1934
- Sylvia Koscina 1934
- Norman Schwarzkopf 1934
- Morton Dean 1935
- Carl Yastrzemski 1939
- Valerie Harper 1940
- Bill Parcells 1941
- Joe Chambers 1942 - Musician (The Chambers)
- Tom Mitchell 1944
- Cindy Williams 1947
- Sam Neely 1950
- Paul Molitor 1956
- Holly Dunn 1957
- Vernon Reid 1958 - Musician (Living Colour)
- Collin Raye 1960
- Debbie Peterson 1960 - Musician (The Bangles)
- Roland Orzabal 1961 - Musician (Tears For Fears)
- Jay Aston 1961 - Musician (Gene Loves Jezabel)
Michael Aston 1961 - Musician (Gene Loves Jezabel)- Gary Lee Connor 1962 - Musician (Screaming Trees)
- Tori Amos 1963
- Mila Mason 1963
- James DeBarge 1963
- Mats Wilander 1964
- Layne Staley 1967 - Musician (Alice in Chains)
- Kristen Wiig 1973
- Howie Dorough 1973 - Musician (Backstreet Boys)
- Dua Lipa 1995 - singer
