Saturday, February 8

A small Alaska passenger plane that recently disappeared with 10 people onboard was found yesterday on the sea ice, and the crash had no survivors.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Though people have been bathing for centuries, the modern bathtub actually started off as an animal trough. In 1883, John Michael Kohler took a cast-iron water trough, added four feet and covered it in enamel, creating the type of bathtub people are used to seeing in homes. According to Kohler company lore, the first bathtub was sold to a local farmer for one cow and 14 chickens.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): The purpose of today’s training is to defeat yesterday’s understanding. (Miyamoto Musashi)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Malapropism (noun, MAL-uh-prah-piz-um) - A malapropism is an amusing error that occurs when a person mistakenly uses a word that sounds like another word but that has a very different meaning.

In a Sentence: "It's lovely to see all of you on this suspicious occasion," our host said. A flurry of snickers were heard in reply; the malapropism (she had of course meant to call it an "auspicious" occasion) was characteristic.