Wednesday, July 13, 2011

July 13, 2011

Word of the Day:
Blithely - a disposition that is merry, joyous, or gay; heedless; cheerful; glad; carefree.
She danced blithely, as though no one was watching.

Quote:
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fact:
If you have ever wondered how big an ostrich's brain is, just look at its eye. The ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Fact About the Day:
On July 13, 1955, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be put to death in Great Britain. Ellis had been convicted of murder after point-blank shooting her ex-lover David Blakely in front of the Magdala Pub. Ellis had a trial in which she stated "It was obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him." Ellis was 28 years old when she was hanged shortly after the trial at Holloway Prison in Islington, London.

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