Word of the day
covey (noun)
A flock of quails or partridges.
Famous quote
"Failure is success if we learn from it."
Malcolm Forbes
Name that element
Sm
Samarium (Atomic number 62)
Word scramble
To cause to appear less guilty.
lpaialte
palliate
Thought for the day
Would you rather have to sit all day or stand all day?
On this day in 1952
Women in Greece were given the right to vote.
Where in the world
Can you name the country and its capital?
Jordan. Capital city is Amman.
Did you know?
Your nose and ears never stop growing.
Grammar time
What is wrong with the following sentence?
She just don't seem to care about anything these days.
She just doesn't seem to care about anything these days.
Mental Maths
1.1 × 0.5 + 7.1
= 7.65
Joke of the day
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frostbite.
In the news today...
Storms cause flash flooding across Birmingham
Homes are flooded in the city with weather warnings for parts of southern England this afternoon.
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' to be made French citizen
Mamoudou Gassama earned widespread praise and Spiderman comparisons for saving a small boy.
'Spiderman' rescue: Moment Malian man rescues Paris child
Crowds cheered as Mamoudou Gassama scaled several floors to save the young boy in Paris.
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