Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 27, 2008

temerarious \tem-uh-RAIR-ee-uhs\, adjective:

• Recklessly or presumptuously daring; rash.

Urban Word of the Day: flilf

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flilf&defid=1256347

• First lady I'd like to fuck.

Laura is a flilf in the ass.

Trivia
Who were the only three real people to have their likenesses featured on Pez candy dispensers?

• Betsy Ross, Daniel Boone, and Paul Revere. The dispensers were issued as part of Pez’s U.S. Bicentennial series—in the only break with the company’s rule against likenesses of real people.

Today in History

• Dominican Republic: became independent of Haiti (1844); got its first elected president after 38 years of dictatorship (1963)
• Leaning Tower of Pisa: the Italian government requested aid in preventing the tower from toppling (1964)
• Kuwait: was liberated during the Gulf War (1991)

Today's Birthdays

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882): poet, The Song of Hiawatha; another American writer born today was John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
• Hugo Black (1886-1971): liberal US Supreme Court justice appointed by FDR
• Marian Anderson (1897-1993): first black singer to perform at New York City's Metropolitan Opera; singers Adrian Smith (51) and Josh Groban (27) also have birthdays today
• Elizabeth Taylor (76): violet-eyed actress, Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; other actors born today include Joanne Woodward (78), Howard Hesseman (68) and Donal Logue (42)
• Chelsea Clinton (28): former first daughter