Sunday, January 19

TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States after being banned by the government, but it could in the coming days.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): A cool thing called “total internal reflection” happens when you point a laser beam at a jet of flowing water. You begin with a laser positioned on one side of a clear tank of water. When the light travels through the water, it is slowed by the heavier particles in the water, effectively “trapping” the laser beam in the water. Even as the water flow is gradually decreased, the laser beam remains contained inside the jet, until it eventually disappears when the water is turned off completely.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): He who knows no dance, claims the stage is tilted. (Hindi Proverb)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Minuscule (adj, MIN-uh-skyool) - Something described as minuscule is very small. Minuscule can also mean "written in, or in the size or style of, lowercase letters," in which case it can be contrasted with majuscular.

In a Sentence: The number of bugs in the latest version of the video game is minuscule compared to the number that surfaced in the beta version.