Thursday, April 24

Hundreds of people were injured after a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Istanbul yesterday afternoon local time, with the entire city of 16 million people experiencing severe shaking for several seconds.

Fact of the Day (Today): The plastic or metal tip of your shoelace is called an aglet.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

(Saint Francis of Assisi)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Slough (verb, SLUFF) - Slough is a formal verb used for the action of getting rid of something unwanted. It is usually used with off. Slough can also mean "to lose a dead layer of (skin)" or "to become shed or cast off."

In a Sentence: The editorial urges the mayor not to slough off responsibility for the errors in the report.