Wikipedia article of the day is Sennacherib. Check it out: https://ift.tt/26siBH2 Summary: Sennacherib was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 BC to his death in 681 BC. He is one of the most famous Assyrian kings for his role in the Old Testament of the Bible, which describes his campaign in the Levant. The Levantine […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 27, 2021: Linyphia triangularis, female. Taken in Mannheim-Vogelstang (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). https://ift.tt/3fk60C2
Wikipedia article of the day is Hi-5 (Australian group). Check it out: https://ift.tt/3sobRdp Summary: Hi-5 were an Australian children’s musical group formed in 1998 in association with the children’s television series of the same name, which premiered on the Nine Network in 1999. The five performers entertained and educated preschool children through music, movement and […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 26, 2021: Old town of Emporio, Santorini, Greece. https://ift.tt/39gswYH
Wikipedia article of the day is Biblioteca Marciana. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2ebnYsw Summary: The Marciana Library in Venice is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one of the world’s most significant collections of classical texts. Named after Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice, it was […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 25, 2021: The Annunciation at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497. https://ift.tt/3d3b0Z9
Wikipedia article of the day is Buruli ulcer. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2trvOBK Summary: Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds. The disease largely occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and Australia, generally in rural areas near slow-moving or stagnant water. The first sign of infection is a small painless nodule […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 24, 2021: The top of a weathered birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) on a broken dead birch branch between fallen leaves. https://ift.tt/3fcy9ea
Wikipedia picture of the day on March 23, 2021: Panoramic northwest view from the 1000 Islands Tower, Hill Island, Ontario. https://ift.tt/2GQrbwI
Wikipedia article of the day is Lewis (baseball). Check it out: https://ift.tt/1CKOOxK Summary: Lewis (first name unknown) was briefly a professional baseball player; he played one game for the Buffalo Bisons of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Players’ League (PL) on July 12, 1890. Having approached the team for a tryout, Lewis was the starting […]