Monday, June 20, 2011

June 20, 2011

Word of the Day:
Rapturously - to feel ecstatic; to be excited; to be overjoyed.
The crowd clapped rapturously at the exciting announcement.

Quote:
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
- John D. Rockefeller

Fact:
The largest animal on earth weighs 150 tons and can grow to be 100 feet long. It is the blue whale.

Fact About the Day:
On June 20, 1975, the hit movie Jaws was released in theaters. Steven Spielberg produced the film and it was based on the novel written by Peter Benchley. There were several sequels that followed the original Jaws film, namely: Jaws 2, Jaws 3 (or Jaws 3-D), and Jaws: The Revenge. The film eventually made over $470 million worldwide, the highest grossing movie until Star Wars made its debut a few years later.

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