Tuesday, May 13

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he is planning to accept a 747-8 jet as a gift from Qatar, sparking outrage among politicians.

Fact of the Day (BBC): You can actually die laughing. Laughing itself can't kill you, but many people have died after intense laughter caused a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or suffocation.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Gossip dies when it hits a wise person's ears. Rumors are initiated by haters, spread by fools, and swallowed by the gullible. (Unknown)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Fester (verb, FESS-ter) - Something that festers becomes worse as time passes. Fester can also mean, in the context of wounds, sores, etc., “to become painful and infected.”

In a Sentence: We should deal with these problems now instead of allowing them to fester.