Wikipedia article of the day is Discovery of nuclear fission. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch, and chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann. Fission is a nuclear reaction and process of radioactive decay in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 22, 2021: Panorama of the Milky Way galactic plane stretching over Bontecou Lake in Dutchess County, New York. More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 21, 2021: Helophilus trivittatus, female More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is The Thankful Poor. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Thankful Poor is an 1894 painting by the African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner. It is a genre painting of two African Americans praying at a table and shares themes with Tanner’s other works like The Banjo Lesson (1893). The painting […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 20, 2021: A man in a sea creature mask with umbrella at the Mermaid Parade on Coney Island in New York City More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Pisco sour. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: A pisco sour is a cocktail typical of South American cuisine. The drink’s name is a combination of the word pisco, which is its base liquor, and the term sour, in reference to sour citrus juice and sweetener components. Chile and Peru […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 19, 2021: Greenland Express Fokker 100 at Lviv International Airport, Ukraine. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Rock martin. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The rock martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) is a small swallow that is resident in central and southern Africa. It breeds in the mountains, and at lower levels in rocky areas and towns. It has mainly brown plumage and white “windows” on the spread […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 18, 2021: Canadian Rockies in the morning. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Five Go Down to the Sea?. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Five Go Down to the Sea? were an Irish post-punk band from Cork, active during 1978 to 1989. Vocalist and lyricist Finbarr Donnelly (pictured), guitarist Ricky Dineen and brothers Philip O’Connell (bass) and Keith O’Connell (drums) formed the […]