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Article of the day for October 22, 2017

The Article of the day for October 22, 2017 is Amargasaurus . Amargasaurus was a sauropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina from roughly 129 to 122 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous epoch. The only known skeleton was discovered in 1984 and is virtually complete. Amargasaurus cazaui, the only species in the genus, was a large animal reaching 9 to 10 meters (30 to 33 feet) in length, with two parallel rows of tall spines down its neck and back. The spines, taller than in any other known sauropod, probably protruded as solitary structures supporting a keratinous sheath, and may have been used for display, combat, or defense. Alternatively, they might have formed a scaffold supporting a skin sail. A herbivore, Amargasaurus probably fed at mid-height. Discovered in sedimentary rocks of the La Amarga Formation, it is most closely related to the Late Jurassic genera Dicraeosaurus, Brachytrachelopan and Suuwassea. Together, these genera form the family Dicraeosauridae,...

Trucker Tries To Run Light, Gets Some Instant Karma When It Slams Into Low Railroad Bridge

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Trucker Tries To Run Light, Gets Some Instant Karma When It Slams Into Low Railroad Bridge Nobody was hurt, but the truck seems to be missing something now. Oh right, its top. October 21, 2017 at 07:04PM

rhubarb: Word of the day for October 22, 2017

rhubarb , n : Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rharbarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous). (often attributive) The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc. […] (Britain, military, historical) A Royal Air Force World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter-bombers) involving low-level flight to seek opportunistic targets. […] (originally theater, uncountable) General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings; rhubarb rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb. (US, ...

Article of the day for October 22, 2017

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

Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience

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Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience

Trucker Tries To Run Light, Gets Some Instant Karma When It Slams Into Low Railroad Bridge

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Trucker Tries To Run Light, Gets Some Instant Karma When It Slams Into Low Railroad Bridge

Picture of the day for October 22, 2017

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Picture of the day on October 22, 2017: Bell tower of the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist at the Pine Forest in Moscow, Russia.

rhubarb: Word of the day for October 22, 2017

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Word of the day is rhubarb : Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rharbarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous). (often attributive) The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc. […] (Britain, military, historical) A Royal Air Force World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter-bombers) involving low-level flight to seek opportunistic targets. […] (originally theater, uncountable) General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings; rhubarb rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb r...

Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience

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Dogs Make Facial Expressions, But Only When They've Got An Audience Findings suggest that dogs use facial expressions to communicate with humans — a trait that may have emerged as a result of domestication.

Picture of the day for October 22, 2017

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Bell tower of the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist at the Pine Forest in Moscow, Russia..