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Homer nods: Word of the day for February 15, 2018

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Word of the day is Homer nods : Alternative form of even Homer nods (“not even the most vigilant and expert are immune to error”).

Very Dumb Burglar Accidentally Clocks His Accomplice In The Head With A Brick

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Very Dumb Burglar Accidentally Clocks His Accomplice In The Head With A Brick Shanghai police released this footage of what might be the two people in the world least qualified to pull off a life of crime. February 14, 2018 at 06:08PM

Picture of the day for February 15, 2018

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Students from Yogyakarta State University put on a fashion show on Sudirman Street, Yogyakarta, to celebrate Chinese New Year. They are taking advantage of the car-free day policies..

Very Dumb Burglar Accidentally Clocks His Accomplice In The Head With A Brick

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Very Dumb Burglar Accidentally Clocks His Accomplice In The Head With A Brick

Picture of the day for February 15, 2018

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Picture of the day on February 15, 2018: Students from Yogyakarta State University put on a fashion show on Sudirman Street, Yogyakarta, to celebrate Chinese New Year. They are taking advantage of the car-free day policies.

Homer nods: Word of the day for February 15, 2018

Homer nods , phrase : Alternative form of even Homer nods (“not even the most vigilant and expert are immune to error”).

Article of the day for February 15, 2018

The Article of the day for February 15, 2018 is Fantastic (magazine) . Fantastic (1952–1980) was an American digest-size fantasy and science fiction magazine, founded by Ziff Davis as a fantasy companion to Amazing Stories. Within a few years sales fell, and Howard Browne, the first editor, was forced to switch the focus to science fiction rather than fantasy. At the end of the 1950s Cele Goldsmith took over from Paul W. Fairman as editor of both Fantastic and Amazing, bringing in many new writers and making the magazines, in the words of one science fiction historian, the "best-looking and brightest" in the field. She helped to nurture the early careers of writers such as Roger Zelazny and Ursula K. Le Guin, but was unable to increase circulation. In 1965 the magazines were sold to Sol Cohen, who hired Joseph Wrzos as editor and switched to a reprint-only policy. This was financially successful, but brought Cohen into conflict with the newly formed Science Fiction Writers o