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Picture of the day for July 20, 2016

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Picture of the day on July 20, 2016: Fresco of the north dome at the library of Altenburg Abbey (Lower Austria) by Paul Troger (1742): Theology and Jurisprudence

Article of the day for July 20, 2016

The Article of the day for July 20, 2016 is Format of Sesame Street . Sesame Street's format includes skits featuring Jim Henson's Muppets as well as animation and short films to help its preschool audience prepare for school. An American children's television program, it uses music, humor, and sustained action to capture young viewers' attention. Premiering in 1969, it was the first television show to base its contents and production values on laboratory and scientific research, and the first to base its curriculum on what its researchers termed "measurable outcomes". It was also the first to use an authentic inner-city street and neighborhood setting for a children's program. The producers switched in 1998 from a magazine-based structure to a more narrative format after the show's ratings dominance was challenged by programs such as Barney and Friends and Blue's Clues. The popular fifteen-minute segment "Elmo's World", hosted by th

Earth-grazing: Word of the day for July 20, 2016

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Word of the day is Earth-grazing : (astronomy) (About a meteoroid) Entering the Earth's atmosphere and leaving into space again. (astronomy) Approaching the Earth closely. A spectacular meteor procession was visible in the USA on this day in 1860.

Picture of the day for July 20, 2016

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Fresco of the north dome at the library of Altenburg Abbey (Lower Austria) by Paul Troger (1742): Theology and Jurisprudence.

Earth-grazing: Word of the day for July 20, 2016

Earth-grazing , adj : (astronomy) (About a meteoroid) Entering the Earth's atmosphere and leaving into space again. (astronomy) Approaching the Earth closely. A spectacular meteor procession was visible in the USA on this day in 1860.

Article of the day for July 20, 2016

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

Eulogizing 'Futurama,' A Flawless Marriage Of Science And Comedy

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Eulogizing 'Futurama,' A Flawless Marriage Of Science And Comedy With the help of the "most over-educated cartoon writers in history," this silly cousin of "The Simpsons" carved out its own place in animation history. July 19, 2016 at 04:41PM