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The Texas Rangers won the Major League Baseball World Series for the first time in the franchise's history on Wednesday night, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks to the title. They won the series 4-1 as they defeated Arizona 5-0 in the series-winning game, and they will now finally get a rest after a long, great season. MLB will resume on Thursday, March 28 for the 2024 season. However, American football is still going on! Check out our NFL articles here.
On another note, Storm Ciarán lashed England and France yesterday, and one person is dead after the intense rain and strong winds. Over 1 million people are still out of power in France after power lines were knocked down, and the community is now starting to recover. Strong winds that consistently hit 75 mph and gusts that clocked 120 mph blew away furniture, blew down power lines, and damaged structures. Chaos ensued after the heavy rain in the subway tunnels across northwestern Europe after water poured into them, and cars were submerged in over a foot of it as floods inundated cities like London and Paris.
Fact of the Day: Kleenex tissues were originally created to be a filter in gas masks during World War I. However, the war ended before the company could perfect the filter, so they improved it and re-marketed it as a tissue.
Quote of the Day: The best way to predict the future is to create it. (Abraham Lincoln)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Analogue (adj)- Analogue refers to something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc. In other words, an analogue is analogous to something else.
In a Sentence: There are many historical analogues to our current political situation that we can learn from in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
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