A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and especially an official whose successor has already been elected. Description The status can be due to having lost a re-election bid choosing not to seek another term at the expiration of the...
Today is your chance to risk it all. Gamble and bet, because on Go for Broke Day, luck is on your side. Not a gambler? No problem, this day is not necessarily about money. Anything goes, from relationships, jobs, projects, and basically any decision that has been going through your...
Bicycle Day Marks Anniversary Of First Acid Trip In History. Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann first synthesized the psychedelic drug Lysergic acid dethylamide (LSD), commonly known as acid, on Nov. 16, 1938, but it was not until April 19, 1943, that he intentionally took the drug and experienced...
You may remember that Harold Camping, president of Family Radio - a Christian broadcasting network - predicted that May 21, 2011 would be the beginning of the end of the world. On that evening, many non-believers - both Christian and non-Christian alike - celebrated what they felt was a misguided...
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Superman! Superman first appeared in "Action Comics," on June 30, 1938. He has many abilities, including superhuman strength, super speed, super...
