February 28 is the 59th day of 2011. There are 306 days until 2012.
Today in Obscure History: 1939, the non-word "dord" is discovered in Webster's Dictionary. After an investigation it was discovered that the error occurred when someone misread a note which read "D or d" and thought it was an actual word. Since then we've added gaydar, mini-me, cyberslacking, Frankenfood, bouncebackability, meatspace, ginormous, and crunk. Might as well throw dord back in at this point.
Today’s Birthday: 1955, Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian. Unfortunately most people in our generation know Gilbert best from being the parrot in Alladin, but anyone who has ever seen his stand-up knows he's hilarious on top of having that ridiculous voice. Throw on a pair of headphones and try to make it all the way through this without laughing
Today’s Death: 1525, Cuauhtemoc, Aztec ruler. Died at the hands of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes when he believed Cuauhtemoc was planning his murder. Before hanging the native leader, Cortes tortured him demanding that he reveal the location of the Aztec gold, which turned out to be a myth. Example 423 of 83 trillion reasons why everyone else hates white people.
Today’s Birthday of Someone You Thought Was Already Dead: 1940, Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver. He's retired now, but this dude drove a go-kart 200 mph for about 40 years. The staff here assumed he died in a fiery wreck back in the 90's but much to our surprise the "Driver of the Century" and Hall of Famer is still kicking. Andretti is still the most famous non-"Go Daddy girl" in open-wheel racing years after his final race.
Today’s Crazy News Story: UK company sells human breast milk ice cream
Fun Fact of the Day: At the height of its power (400 BC) the Greek city-state of Sparta had 500,000 slaves and only 25,000 citizens.
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Today in Obscure History: 1939, the non-word "dord" is discovered in Webster's Dictionary. After an investigation it was discovered that the error occurred when someone misread a note which read "D or d" and thought it was an actual word. Since then we've added gaydar, mini-me, cyberslacking, Frankenfood, bouncebackability, meatspace, ginormous, and crunk. Might as well throw dord back in at this point.
Today’s Birthday: 1955, Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian. Unfortunately most people in our generation know Gilbert best from being the parrot in Alladin, but anyone who has ever seen his stand-up knows he's hilarious on top of having that ridiculous voice. Throw on a pair of headphones and try to make it all the way through this without laughing
Today’s Death: 1525, Cuauhtemoc, Aztec ruler. Died at the hands of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes when he believed Cuauhtemoc was planning his murder. Before hanging the native leader, Cortes tortured him demanding that he reveal the location of the Aztec gold, which turned out to be a myth. Example 423 of 83 trillion reasons why everyone else hates white people.
Today’s Birthday of Someone You Thought Was Already Dead: 1940, Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver. He's retired now, but this dude drove a go-kart 200 mph for about 40 years. The staff here assumed he died in a fiery wreck back in the 90's but much to our surprise the "Driver of the Century" and Hall of Famer is still kicking. Andretti is still the most famous non-"Go Daddy girl" in open-wheel racing years after his final race.
Today’s Crazy News Story: UK company sells human breast milk ice cream
Fun Fact of the Day: At the height of its power (400 BC) the Greek city-state of Sparta had 500,000 slaves and only 25,000 citizens.
Poll of the Day:
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