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Quote of the day

Quote of the Day
  • Charles Dickens
    What would any of us have been, if our fathers hadn't drawed our faculties out of us?

This Day in History

This Day in History
  • The Armagh Rail Disaster (1889)
    In 1889, a Sunday school train excursion in Armagh, Ireland, turned tragic when the train stalled while climbing a steep hill. The crew decoupled the cars, intending to climb the hill with the first few cars and then pull the remaining cars separately, but the back section had insufficient brakes and rolled down into an oncoming train. At least 78 people were killed in the crash, including many children. What had the crew put behind the wheels to prevent the train cars from rolling backwards?

Word of the Day

Word of the Day
  • bugaboo
    Definition: (noun) An imaginary monster used to frighten children. Synonyms: bogeyman, booger, bugbear. Usage: For me no terrors resided in the thought of bugaboos and wicked ogres.

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