Wikipedia article of the day is Siege of Calais (1346–1347). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Battle of Caen on 26 July 1346 was an assault on the French-held town by a force of archers and men-at-arms, part of an invading English army under King Edward III during the Hundred Years’ War. This force, nominally […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Oryzomys dimidiatus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Oryzomys dimidiatus, also known as the Nicaraguan oryzomys, Thomas’s rice rat, or the Nicaraguan rice rat, is a rodent in the genus Oryzomys of the family Cricetidae. It is known from only three specimens, all collected in southeastern Nicaragua (range pictured) since […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 25, 2021: Branches of a jade plant (Crassula ovata), potted in a teal glazed ceramic jar. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is The 1975 (2019 song). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “The 1975” is a song by the band of the same name and the first track on Notes on a Conditional Form (2020), their fourth album. In the song, Greta Thunberg (pictured) calls for civil disobedience in response to climate […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 24, 2021: Saint Christopher at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497. More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 23, 2021: Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger), Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Arthur Blackburn. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Arthur Blackburn (1892–1960) was an Australian soldier, lawyer, politician, and recipient of the Victoria Cross. Enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, he fought with his unit for most of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, during which he was commissioned. On […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 22, 2021: Stairwell of the Water Tower in Vladimir, Russia More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Hurricane Emily (1993). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Hurricane Emily was the strongest storm of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused record flooding in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The fifth named storm of the season, Emily became a tropical storm on August 25, after becoming nearly stationary […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Dementia with Lewy bodies. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Dementia with Lewy bodies is a common dementia characterized by changes in sleep, behavior, cognition, movement, and automatic bodily functions. Symptoms worsen over time until cognitive decline interferes with normal daily functioning. The core features are REM sleep behavior disorder […]