Monday, August 13, 2018

Monday, August 13, 2018

foible \FOI-buhl\, noun:
  1. A minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
  2. The weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte).
Related to the word feeble, foible is derived from the Latin word flēbilis which meant "lamentable." 
 
Lesbiman 
  • The word lesbiman originates from modern England, it is a word to describe men who are not only attracted to hot lesbians, but are in fact lesbians themselves, trapped within the body of a man.
"It's ok darling, I know I have a penis, but I'm a lesbiman at heart!"
 
Trivia
In ancient times what constellation was known as the Dragon’s Wing?
  • Ursa Minor.
 
Trivia
What 1950s-era car featured a speedometer that glowed when a preset speed was reached?
  • The ill-fated Ford Edsel, in 1958.
History
  • Mexico City: city then known as Tenochtitlán fell to Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, along with the entire Aztec Empire (1521)
  • taxicabs: first appeared on the streets of New York City (1907)
  • Bambi: the animated Disney movie opened at Radio City Music Hall (1942)
  • Echo 1: the first balloon satellite was launched, allowing the first two-way phone conversation via satellite (1960)
  • Berlin: was divided by barbed wire, which soon became the Berlin Wall (1961)
Birthdays
  • William Caxton 1422
  • Lucy Stone 1818
  • Annie Oakley 1860
  • Bert Lahr 1895
  • Alfred Hitchcock 1899
  • Regis Toomey 1902
  • "Buddy" Charles Rogers 1904
  • Gene Raymond 1908
  • Ben Hogan 1912
  • Rex Humbard 1919
  • George Shearing 1919
  • Neville Brand 1920
  • Fidel Castro 1926
  • Pat Harrington 1929
  • Don Ho 1930
  • Joycelyn Elders 1933
  • Son Seals 1942
  • Kevin Tighe 1944
  • Gretchen Corbett 1947
  • Kathleen Battle 1948
  • Bobby Clarke 1949
  • Cliff Fish (Paper Lace) 1949
  • Dan Fogelberg 1951
  • Feargal Sharkey (Undertones) 1958
  • Danny Bonaduce 1959
  • Quinn Cummings 1967
  • Andy Griggs 1973
  • Vicca 1974 - t3h pr0n


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