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Quote of the day

Quote of the Day
  • Alexandre Dumas
    Unless wicked ideas take root in a naturally depraved mind, human nature, in a right and wholesome state, revolts at crime. Still, from an artificial civilization have originated wants, vices, and false tastes, which occasionally become so powerful as to... lead us into guilt and wickedness.

This Day in History

This Day in History
  • Disgruntled Engineer Jams HBO's Satellite Signal (1986)
    In the early morning hours of April 27, 1986, a Florida electronics store owner moonlighting as a satellite uplink technician decided to protest what he considered unfair programming subscription rates for satellite dish owners. Overriding the signal of the cable network HBO, he transmitted a message to be seen by anyone watching HBO at the time. "Captain Midnight," as he called himself, was eventually fined $5,000 for the stunt. What did he elect to say in those few minutes of airtime?

Word of the Day

Word of the Day
  • soporific
    Definition: (adjective) Sleep inducing. Synonyms: hypnagogic, somniferous. Usage: Even he is unable to withstand the soporific influence of the place, and is gradually falling asleep.

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