Sunday, August 23, 2020

Sunday, August 23, 2020

diffluence \ DIF-loo-uhns \ , noun; 
  1. the act of flowing off or away. 
  2. the act or process of dissolving into a liquid; liquefaction; deliquescence. 
  3. the rate at which fluid flow diverges along an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow at a given point. 
Origin: Diffluence derives from the Latin prefix dis- , meaning "apart" or "away," and fluent- , meaning "flowing."
prefill

  • When, in cases of extreme thirst, a person using a soft-drink fountain fills the beverage container, chugs it, and then fills it again before sitting down to eat.
Person 1: Hey man, why did it take you so long to get a soda? 
Person 2: I was prefilling my cup; I've been thirsty all day.

Trivia
What cigarette was once advertised with the slogan, “More doctors smoke [this brand] than any other cigarette”?
  • Camel.
History
  • William Wallace: Scottish nationalist who opposed British rule, and on whom Braveheart was based, was executed in London (1305)
  • Franklin: area that is now part of Tennessee seceded from North Carolina; it failed to win acceptance as one of the United States (1784)
  • Rudolph Valentino: death of the 31-year-old silent screen sex symbol known as the quintessential Latin lover caused mass hysterical mourning (1926)
  • Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian-American anarchists were executed by electric chair for murder during an armed robbery; questions about the fairness of their trial remain (1927)
Birthdays
  • Louis XVI (France) 1754
  • Oliver Hazard Perry 1785
  • Edgar Lee Masters 1869
  • Gene Kelly 1912
  • Bob Crosby (The Bob Cats) 1913
  • Tex Williams 1917
  • Jean Darling 1925
  • Peter Thompson 1929
  • Vera Miles 1930
  • Mark Russell 1932
  • Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
  • Sonny Jurgensen 1934
  • Rudy Lewis (Drifters) 1936
  • Ronnie Cox 1938
  • Tony Bill 1940
  • Richard Sanders 1940
  • Patricia McBride 1942
  • Antonia Novello 1944
  • Rex Allen Jr. 1947
  • Keith Moon 1947 - Musician (The Who)
  • Shelley Long 1949 - Actress
  • Rick Springfield 1949 - Actor / Singer
  • Woody Paul (Riders in the Sky) 1949
  • Mark Hudson 1951
  • Jimi Jamison 1951 - Musician (Survivor)
  • Bobby G. (Bucks Fizz) 1953
  • Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) 1961
  • Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) 1962
  • River Phoenix 1970
  • Jay Mohr 1971
  • Ray Park 1974 (Darth Maul)
  • Kobe Bryant 1978 - Basketball player
  • Joanne Froggatt 1980 - Actress ("Downton Abbey") 


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