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scruple: Word of the day for October 14, 2017

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Word of the day is scruple : (obsolete) A weight of twenty grains or one third of a dram, in England about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈). (obsolete) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle. (obsolete) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience. A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1⁄1080 hour.

The Final Trailer For 'Stranger Things' Is Here And We're Screaming (In Delight)

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The Final Trailer For 'Stranger Things' Is Here And We're Screaming (In Delight)

Picture of the day for October 14, 2017

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Picture of the day on October 14, 2017: Lettering guides for technical drawings.

scruple: Word of the day for October 14, 2017

scruple , n : (obsolete) A weight of twenty grains or one third of a dram, in England about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈). (obsolete) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle. (obsolete) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience. A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1⁄1080 hour.

Article of the day for October 14, 2017

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

Picture of the day for October 14, 2017

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Lettering guides for technical drawings..

The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States

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The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States

The Final Trailer For 'Stranger Things' Is Here And We're Screaming (In Delight)

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The Final Trailer For 'Stranger Things' Is Here And We're Screaming (In Delight) "Stranger Things" will stream on Netflix on October 27. October 13, 2017 at 02:17PM

Article of the day for October 14, 2017

The Article of the day for October 14, 2017 is Battle of Hastings . The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, about 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings. The death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January of that year led to a bloody struggle for the throne. After Harold defeated his own brother Tostig and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in September, William landed his invasion forces in the south of England at Pevensey. Harold marched swiftly to meet him, gathering forces as he went. The English army, with perhaps 10,000 infantry, met an invading force of perhaps 3,500 infantry and 3,500 cavalry and archers. After failing to break the English battle lines, the Normans pretended to flee in panic, then turned on their pursuers. Harold's death, probably near the end of the battle, led t...

The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States

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The Spookiest Ghost Stories From All 50 States From heartbroken brides to spectral oenophiles, America is a melting pot of otherworldly entities who have staked a spiritual claim in every crack and cranny of the country.