Monday, March 17

At least 40 people are dead and numerous others are injured after a massive tornado outbreak ripped through the United States, spawning dozens of tornadoes across the Midwest and Deep South.

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Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): The Texas horned lizard wards off predators by squirting a jet of blood straight from its eyeballs. The blood is mixed with a chemical that has a repellent taste, especially to common predators like wolves and coyotes. They can also aim the blood with surprising accuracy, and it can travel as far as five feet.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Maybe some people think that it’s all about the hype, about the fame, but it’s not. It’s all about being the best. It’s all about challenging myself everyday. (Joanna Jędrzejczyk)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Rife (adj, RYFE) - Rife usually describes things that are very common and often—though not always—bad or unpleasant. Rife is also commonly used in the phrase “rife with” to mean “copiously supplied” or “having a large amount of; full of.” Unlike most adjectives, rife is not used before a noun.

In a Sentence: Speculation about who would be sent to the new office had been rife for weeks.