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Word of the day is whopping : (colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.

Article of the day is Michael Francis Egan. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

The Preview For 'Blue Planet II' Is So Epic That It Takes Your Breath Away The nature documentary has spectacular footage, a 90-year-old Sir David Attenborough narrating the series, and a soundtrack created by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead. It really doesn't get any better than this. September 28, 2017 at 08:00PM

The Preview For 'Blue Planet II' Is So Epic That It Takes Your Breath Away

The Article of the day for September 29, 2017 is Michael Francis Egan . Michael Francis Egan (September 29, 1761 – July 22, 1814) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Ireland, he joined the Franciscan Order at a young age. He was ordained a priest, probably in Prague, in 1785 or 1786. He advanced rapidly to positions of responsibility in the Franciscan order, becoming custos (guardian) in the province of Munster in Ireland, then at the Pontifical College at the home of Irish Franciscans in Rome, and later at Ennis in Ireland. Egan arrived in the United States in January 1802 to serve as an assistant pastor near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His reputation as a gifted preacher secured him a position in 1803 as a pastor at St. Mary's Church in Philadelphia. In 1808, he was appointed the first Bishop of Philadelphia, holding that position until his death in 1814. His tenure as bishop saw the construction of new churches and the expansion of the Catholic Church membership in...

Trump Keeps Making Up A Nonexistent 

Trump Keeps Making Up A Nonexistent  ​A somewhat weird development over the last 24 hours has been President Trump's repeated assertion that the Senate can't pass their health care bill because a "senator is in the hospital," which is... not true.

Picture of the day on September 29, 2017: Fresco in the dome of Maria Taferl Basilica (Lower Austria) by Antonio Beduzzi (1714-1718): Life and assumption of Mary

Fresco in the dome of Maria Taferl Basilica (Lower Austria) by Antonio Beduzzi (1714-1718): Life and assumption of Mary.