Dust Storm in Egypt
A dust storm blew out of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea on January 29, 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image the same day....
Word of the Day
persifleur
- One who indulges in light, playful chatter; a banterer; a quiz.
This comes from the French word for 'to banter lightly.'
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Quote of the Day
It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far. 
- Cornelia Otis Skinner (1901 - 1979), U.S. author, actor.
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