Wednesday, January 15

At least 100 miners have died after getting trapped while illegally working in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, and hundreds of others are still stuck inside.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): The saltiest body of water in the world is actually in Antarctica-- the Don Juan Pond has a salinity level of over 40%. That's 6% higher than the Dead Sea and 36.5% higher than the average salinity of the oceans.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. (Ronald Reagan)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Deus ex machina (noun, DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh) - A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve.

In a Sentence: The introduction of a new love interest in the final act was the perfect deus ex machina for the main character's happy ending.