Friday, February 15, 2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

feuilleton \FOI-i-tn\, noun:
  1. a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
  2. an item printed in the feuilleton.
Feuilleton originally referred to the light fiction or serial articles that commonly appeared in French newspapers in the 1840s after the fall of Napoleon. It is a diminutive form of the French word feuille meaning "leaf."
 
sexit
  • v. to make a hasty exit whilst in the act of intercourse. sexited; sexiting
Marcus, coming to the realization that a violent and copious ejaculation was imminent, make a quick sexit so as to distribute his sperms in a more visually appealing manner.
 
Trivia
What aquatic creature with three tooth-filled jaws has been approved as a live medical device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?
  • The medicinal leech. The anticoagulants in its saliva stimulate a patient’s circulation after microsurgery. The FDA classified leeches as live medical devices in 2004.
History
  • USS Maine: exploded and sank in Havana harbor, helping to provoke the Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Decimal Day: the UK and Ireland switched their currencies to a decimal system (1971)
  • Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: the Soviet Union announced that all its troops had left Afghanistan, nine years after the invasion began (1989)
  • Canadian flag: red-and-white maple leaf banner was adopted (1965)
  • YouTube: video sharing website launched in the US (2005)
Birthdays
  • Galileo Galilei 1564 - Astronomer
  • John Sutter 1803
  • Cyrus McCormick (Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr.) 1809 - Inventor
  • Charles Tiffany 1812
  • Susan B. Anthony 1820 - American suffragist
  • Harold Arlen 1905
  • Cesar Romero 1907
  • Kevin McCarthy 1914
  • Hank Locklin 1918
  • Harvey Korman 1927
  • Graham Hill 1929
  • Claire Bloom 1931
  • Gerhard M. Sessler 1931
  • Adolfo (Adolfo Sardina) 1933
  • Susan Brownmiller 1935
  • Bill Bradley (Will Jr.) 1938
  • Brian Holland 1941 - Songwriter
  • Mick Avory (The Kinks) 1944
  • John Helliwell (Supertramp) 1945
  • Rusty Hamer 1947
  • David Brown (Santana) 1947
  • Sherry (Sharon) Jackson 1947
  • Marisa Berenson 1948
  • Jane Seymour 1951 - Actress ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman")
  • Melissa Manchester 1951 - Singer
  • Matt Groenig 1954 - Cartoonist ("The Simpsons")
  • Ali Campbell 1959 - Musician (UB40)
  • Mikey Craig 1960 - Musician (Culture Club)
  • Darrel Green 1960 - Football player
  • Chris Farley 1964
  • Michael Easton 1967
  • Emily May Young 1970
  • Renee O'Connor 1971
  • Jaromir Jagr 1972 - Hockey player
  • Brandon Boyd 1976
  • Ashley Lyn Cafagna 1983
  • Russell Martin - 1983 - Baseball player


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