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Picture of the day for December 4, 2017

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Picture of the day on December 4, 2017: "Umschreibung" is an art installation by Olafur Eliasson in Munich. Here the spiral stairs are seen from below at night.

Article of the day for December 4, 2017

The Article of the day for December 4, 2017 is Typhoon Omar . Typhoon Omar of 1992 was the strongest and most destructive typhoon to strike Guam since Typhoon Pamela in 1976. It formed on August 23 from the monsoon trough across the western Pacific Ocean, and made landfall on Guam five days later with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). The storm caused damage there costing US$457 million, and one death. Strong gusts up to 248 km/h (154 mph) left nearly the entire island without power, disrupting the water system for several days and preventing the island-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center from issuing advisories for 11 days. The storm damaged or destroyed 2,158 houses, leaving 3,000 people homeless. The next day Omar became a super typhoon with sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). Passing well north of the Philippines, it killed 11 people. It weakened significantly before striking eastern Taiwan on September 4; scattered floo...

Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly 

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Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly 

'SNL' Made A Katy Perry-Style Music Video For The Avalanche Of Sexual Harassment Scandals

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'SNL' Made A Katy Perry-Style Music Video For The Avalanche Of Sexual Harassment Scandals

froth at the mouth: Word of the day for December 4, 2017

froth at the mouth , v : To spew saliva as froth. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger.

'SNL' Made A Katy Perry-Style Music Video For The Avalanche Of Sexual Harassment Scandals

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'SNL' Made A Katy Perry-Style Music Video For The Avalanche Of Sexual Harassment Scandals Less an anthem for our time than a reminder that this is how it's been for women since, like... forever ago. December 3, 2017 at 02:37PM

Article of the day for December 4, 2017

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

froth at the mouth: Word of the day for December 4, 2017

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Word of the day is froth at the mouth : To spew saliva as froth. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger.

Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly 

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Attempted Implosion Of Pontiac Silverdome Fails Spectacularly  It's "built a little too well," say city officials.

Picture of the day for December 4, 2017

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"Umschreibung" is an art installation by Olafur Eliasson in Munich. Here the spiral stairs are seen from below at night..