Tuesday, September 17

Dozens of people are dead after heavy rain hit Europe recently, inundating some cities with the heaviest rain in over 100 years.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Both G and C were originally represented by the Phoenician symbol for gimel, which meant “camel.” It was the Romans who finally separated the two letters, letting C keep its shape and adding a bar at the bottom for the letter G.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): It’s better to have them hate you than to feel sorry for you.

(Rose Blumkin)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Nebula (noun)- A nebula is a large cloud of interstellar gas or dust. In nontechnical use, the word nebula also refers to a galaxy other than the Milky Way.

In a Sentence: We were eventually able to see the nebula through the telescope.