Saturday, April 5

The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has surpassed 3,100 people, and their military government has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war to allow residents to recover.

Fact of the Day (Today): Silverback gorillas are extremely strong-- they can lift over 1,763 pounds.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): When you’re limited on parts and you have reliability issues, you don’t get the testing done. You need to really develop the car. (Rubens Barrichello)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Hew (verb, HYOO) - Hew is commonly used with to to mean "to conform to or adhere to (something)." Hew on its own has several meanings having to do with cutting or shaping with a sharp tool, such as an ax. Both hewed and hewn are past participles of hew.

In a Sentence: The senator has always hewed closely to the party line.