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Other Notable Events for November 26
On this date in history:
In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation.
In 1922, in Egypt's ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 26
Those born on this date include:
- Musician Johannes Bach in 1604
- clergyman/college benefactor John Harvard in 1607
- surgeon/women's rights leader Mary Walker Edwards in 1832
- Baseball Hall ...Read more
Some Minnesota honeybees disappeared this fall. Blame mites and a warm autumn
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kirk Nelson walked outside recently to check on the honeybees he’d been tending for about six years, and got a stark surprise.
One of the two colonies in his backyard in Orono, Minnesota, had buzzed out ...Read more
Today's Word "kobold"
kobold \KOH-bold\ (noun) - In German folklore, a haunting spirit, gnome, or goblin.
"The kobold wore the simple garments of his race: a long patchwork coat over practical leather clothes, his close-cropped black hair ...Read more
This Day in History, November 26
On November 26th, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.
Jacks and Aces
A man has 3 cards face down on a table. One is a jack and two are aces. He knows the order but you do not. You can ask him one yes or no question, but when you do you have to point to one of the cards. If you point to an ace, he will tell the truth, if you point to the jack, he will randomly say yes or no. You have to find one of the aces.
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Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to ...Read more
Next up to the moon: Firefly's Blue Ghost lander to ship soon to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Another private company will soon try its hand at sticking a landing on the moon for NASA.
Cedar Park, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace was one of several companies that won contracts under NASA’s ...Read more
Bomb cyclone shows cracks in Washington's electrical grid
SEATTLE — The bomb cyclone that knocked out power for some half a million people in Western Washington last week exposed the weaknesses in the Pacific Northwest's energy grid.
As the massive low-pressure system spun off...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 25
On this date in history:
In 1783, more than 6,000 British troops evacuated New York City after signing the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War.
In 1947, film industry executives introduced the ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 25
Those born on this date include:
- Industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1835
- automobile designer Karl Benz in 1844
- social reformer Carrie Nation in 1846
- writer Leonard Woolf in 1880
- ...Read more
Today's Word "prestidigitation"
prestidigitation \pres-tuh-dij-uh-TAY-shuhn\ (noun) - Skill in or performance of tricks; sleight of hand.
"So, by virtue of such mental prestidigitation and tergiversation, inspired and animated as it was by his desire ...Read more
This Day in History, November 25
On November 25th, 1950, the People's Republic of China joined the Korean War.
No Big Deal
After you have dealt about half of the 52 cards for a bridge game (with four players), the phone rings. You put down the undealt cards to answer the phone. When you return, none of the cards has been touched, and no one can remember where the last card was dealt. Without counting the cards in any hand, or the number of cards yet to be dealt, how can you finish dealing rapidly and accurately, giving each player exactly the same cards they would...
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The Chesapeake Bay's 'dead zone' stays at long-term average. It's a 'good sign'
The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay, where there’s low oxygen for underwater life, was near its average size in 2024, according to new data from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
The dead zone is the area in which there is a ...Read more
Extreme drought in Colorado could come every 6 years -- instead of every 1,000 -- due to climate change, study finds
For a two-year period, an extreme drought across Colorado and much of the West dried farmers’ fields, lowered water levels in reservoirs, fueled extreme wildfires and left streams dangerously low.
Historically, an ...Read more
Hydrogen wildcatters are betting big on Kansas to strike it rich
A new Gold Rush is taking shape on a quiet stretch of Kansas prairie. There, a clutch of startups backed by the likes of Bill Gates are searching below the surface for naturally occurring hydrogen, a fuel that can generate...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 24
On this date in history:
In 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published.
In 1863, Union Gen. U.S. Grant launched the U.S. Civil War battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee.
In ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 24
Those born on this date include:
- Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, in 1784
- architect Cass Gilbert in 1859
- artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec in 1864
- musician Scott Joplin ...Read more
Today's Word "ingenue"
ingenue \AN-zhuh-noo\ (noun) - 1 : A naive girl or young woman. 2 : An actress playing such a person; also: the stage role of an ingenue.
"She complained about always being cast as the ingenue. She tried to act cynical, ...Read more
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