Quote of the Day July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
Word of the Day
gadzookery (gad-ZOO-kuh-ree) noun
The use of archaisms (as in a historical novel).
Random Fact
In 1959 specific measurement values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mileounce) were adopted after agreement between the U.S., U.K. and other commonwealth countries.
