Wednesday, February 26

Chile has declared a state of emergency after a massive power outage cut electricity to most of the country, including the capital of Santiago.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Corn, rice, and wheat act as staple foods for around 80% of the world's population, and they provide around two-thirds of the global population's food energy intake.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): Emotions are celebrated and repressed, analyzed and medicated, adored and ignored — but rarely, if ever, are they honored. (Karla McLaren)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Superfluous (adj, soo-PER-floo-us) - Superfluous is a formal word used to describe things that exceed what is necessary or sufficient, or that are simply not needed.

In a Sentence: Further discussion seems superfluous, given the thorough conversation we just had.