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Article of the day for March 18, 2016

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

Article of the day for March 18, 2016

The Article of the day for March 18, 2016 is Quietly Confident Quartet . The Quietly Confident Quartet was the self-given name of the Australian men's 4 × 100 metres medley relay swimming team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. This was the only year since its inception that the event has not been won by the United States, which was boycotting the Moscow Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The quartet consisted of backstroker Mark Kerry, breaststroker Peter Evans, butterflyer Mark Tonelli and freestyler Neil Brooks. Tonelli, the oldest at 23, was also a spokesperson for the Australian athletes' campaign to compete at the Olympics against the wishes of the Fraser Government. All four clashed with swimming authorities over disciplinary issues, and three were suspended or expelled from the Australian team. After the backstroke leg, Australia was in fourth place and more than a second behind, but Evans was the fastest breaststroker,...

Fox Laughing Is What Pure Joy Sounds Like

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Fox Laughing Is What Pure Joy Sounds Like

Fox Laughing Is What Pure Joy Sounds Like

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Fox Laughing Is What Pure Joy Sounds Like This is Archer. Archer is a fox. Archer has the cutest laugh in the history of laughter. March 17, 2016 at 05:00PM

Picture of the day for March 18, 2016

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Flowering crocuses (Crocus) at the onset of spring in the garden reserve Jonkervallei, Joure, Netherlands..

saw gourds: Word of the day for March 18, 2016

saw gourds , v : (chiefly late-19th-century US slang, intransitive) To snore very loudly. Today is World Sleep Day in 2016, which celebrates the benefits of good and healthy sleep.

Picture of the day for March 18, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 18, 2016: Flowering crocuses (Crocus) at the onset of spring in the garden reserve Jonkervallei, Joure, Netherlands.