Tuesday, March 18

Israel has broken their ceasefire with Gaza, which ended on March 1, launching barrages of airstrikes across the strip after weeks of failed negotiations.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Horses can't vomit. Horses have much stronger esophagus muscles than most species, their esophagus connects with their stomachs at a much lower angle than in other animals, and their stomachs aren’t surrounded by abdominal muscles (which contract to make vomiting possible). However, we don't know why their stomachs need to be vomit-proof, and why no other animal has the same anatomy.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. (Elbert Hubbard)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Limerick (noun, LIM-uh-rik) - A limerick is a humorous rhyming poem of five lines.

In a Sentence: My limerick received a prize for the funniest poem at the open mic night.