Word of the day
exhume (verb)
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
Famous quote
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein
Name that element
Se
Selenium (Atomic number 34)
Word scramble
Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.
garnoj
jargon
Thought for the day
Would you rather be poor and work at a job you love or be rich and work at a job you hate?
On this day in 2008
China launched the spacecraft Shenzhou 7.
Where in the world
Can you name the country and its capital?
Vietnam. Capital city is Hanoi.
Did you know?
There are no blue fruits. Blueberries are purple.
Grammar time
What is wrong with the following sentence?
He has took the train to get to the football match.
He has taken the train to get to the football match.
Mental Maths
59 + 109 + 140
= 308
Joke of the day
If you hold 9 oranges in one hand and 10 lemons in another, what do you have?
Big hands!
In the news today...
John McDonnell: Intervention key to post-Brexit prosperity
A future Labour government will intervene in the economy to ensure a "manufacturing renaissance", John McDonnell is to tell the party's conference.
Syria conflict: US accuses Russia of 'barbarism' in Aleppo
The US ambassador to the UN accuses Russia of "barbarism" over the bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
US golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87
US golfer Arnold Palmer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history, has died at the age of 87.
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