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Article of the day for August 6, 2016

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Article of the day is Waddesdon Bequest. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

New edit in the Article on Google

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New edit in the Article on Google

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nudiustertian: Word of the day for August 6, 2016

nudiustertian , adj : (rare, obsolete, modern uses probably humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent. The Beatles’ song “Yesterday” was released in the UK on this day in 1965.

Picture of the day for August 6, 2016

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Upernavik cemetery from the southern end of the island in northwest Greenland on August 6, 2007. The construction work in the background was to expand the cemetery, which was running out of space..

nudiustertian: Word of the day for August 6, 2016

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Word of the day is nudiustertian : (rare, obsolete, modern uses probably humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent. The Beatles’ song “Yesterday” was released in the UK on this day in 1965.

Article of the day for August 6, 2016

The Article of the day for August 6, 2016 is Waddesdon Bequest . The Waddesdon Bequest is a collection, left to the British Museum in Baron Ferdinand Rothschild's will in 1898, taken from his New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor. It includes almost 300 pieces of jewellery, plate, enamel, carvings, glass and maiolica. Earlier than most objects is the Holy Thorn Reliquary, probably created in the 1390s in Paris for John, Duke of Berry. The wide-ranging collection is in the tradition of a treasure house, such as those owned by the Renaissance princes of Europe. Most of the objects are from late Renaissance Europe; there are several important medieval pieces, and outliers from classical antiquity and medieval Syria. Rothschild selected intricate, superbly executed, highly decorated and rather ostentatious works of the Late Gothic, Renaissance and Mannerist periods for this collection. Few of the objects relied on the Baroque sculptural movement for their effect, though several come fro...

Picture of the day for August 6, 2016

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Picture of the day on August 6, 2016: Upernavik cemetery from the southern end of the island in northwest Greenland on August 6, 2007. The construction work in the background was to expand the cemetery, which was running out of space.

I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton.

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I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton.

I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton.

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I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton. The dangers that flow from Mr. Trump’s character are not just risks that would emerge if he became president. It is already damaging our national security.

Nope, Manhole Covers Are Not Supposed To Do This

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Nope, Manhole Covers Are Not Supposed To Do This

Nope, Manhole Covers Are Not Supposed To Do This

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Nope, Manhole Covers Are Not Supposed To Do This A 1-in-100 year storm hit Phoenix earlier this week, causing widespread flooding and some very odd manhole cover behavior. We're not quite sure why, but there was so much air pressure coming up the manhole, the 150-pound cover was basically levitating. August 5, 2016 at 04:38PM

Ice Cube Answers The Web’s Most-Searched Questions

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Ice Cube Answers The Web’s Most-Searched Questions

Ice Cube Answers The Web’s Most-Searched Questions

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Ice Cube Answers The Web’s Most-Searched Questions Everything you wanted to know about Ice Cube.