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WORD OF THE DAY
Enfilade [en-fuh-leyd, -lahd, en-fuh-leyd, -lahd] (noun) 1. (Military) a. a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.; b. the fire thus directed. 2. (Architecture) a. an axial arrangement of doorways connecting a suite of rooms with a vista down the whole length of the suite; b. an axial arrangement of mirrors on opposite sides of a room so as to give an effect of an infinitely long vista; (verb) [en·fi·lad·ed] 3. (Military) to attack with an enfilade.
TV TRIVIA
On “The Smurfs,” what kind of creature is Gargamel?
A. Wizard
B. Witch
C. Smurf
D. Demon
(Answer at bottom of column)
NUMBER TO KNOW
22: In 1982, New Zealand had 22 sheep per person.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
May 2, 1993: The modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news. The newspaper Inverness Courier relates an account of a local couple who claim to have seen “an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface.”
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Movie actor Dwayne Johnson (49)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
TRIVIA ANSWER
A. Wizard
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