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The gold miners who work for free

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The gold miners who work for free

Article of the day for October 7, 2016

The Article of the day for October 7, 2016 is Angel of Death (Slayer song) . "Angel of Death" is the opening track on thrash metal band Slayer's album Reign in Blood, released on October 7, 1986. Written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman (pictured) and produced by Rick Rubin, it is by far the longest track on the album at 4 minutes and 51 seconds, and features prominent verses and choruses, unlike the other tracks. The lyrics invent a sadistic rant by the Nazi physician Josef Mengele, who conducted human experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Despite accusations that the lyrics reflect Nazi sympathizing and racism, which the band vigorously denied, the song has been highly influential in the development of both thrash and speed metal. Although it did not chart, it has been praised by critics, and appears on all of Slayer's live albums. AllMusic's Steve Huey described it as a classic and the album as "the pinnacle of speed metal". ...

Article of the day for October 7, 2016

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Article of the day is Angel of Death (Slayer song). Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Speak, Memory

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Speak, Memory

Picture of the day for October 7, 2016

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Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Down syndrome: Word of the day for October 7, 2016

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Word of the day is Down syndrome : (neurology, chiefly US) A medical condition caused by a chromosomal excess, whereby the patients bear a certain resemblance to the Mongoloid race, such as a small head and tilted eyelids, and typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth. John Langdon Down, the English physician who first described the condition as a distinct form of mental disability in the 1860s, died on this day in 1896.

Picture of the day for October 7, 2016

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Picture of the day on October 7, 2016: Light traces of a ferris wheel, Viktorkirmes in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany