Good morning! It’s Saturday, June 19, 2021.
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WORD OF THE DAY
Baculine [bak-yuh-lin, -lahyn] (adjective) pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing.
TV TRIVIA
In both BBC’s “Sherlock” and the stories, what instrument does Sherlock play?
A. Piano
B. Mandolin
C. Flute
D. Violin
(Answer at bottom of column)
NUMBER TO KNOW
58: A blue whale’s heart can pump about 58 gallons of blood through its body with each heartbeat.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Basketball player Dirk Nowitzki (43)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.” – Juvenal
TRIVIA ANSWER
D. Violin
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