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Today is Day 139 of 2024

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Question of the Day
Did W. C. Fields really hate children, or was that just part of his comedy routine?
What Sign is the Moon in Today?
LIB

Libra

The Moon’s Astrological Place in the Zodiac Today

Puzzle of the Day
How do you mend a broken jack-o’-lantern?
Word of the Day
Hail
Hail falls mainly in the summer. It forms in thunderstorm clouds, which can extend high into the atmoshpere where extremely cold temperatures prevail. When a cloud releases rain, the rain can be forced upward, where it freezes into tiny ice pellets. If updrafts keep buffeting the pellets, layer upon layer of frozen water will be added to the pellets until, finally, hailstones are released.
Advice of the Day
Crush the seeds of sweet cicely and use them as a polish for wooden furniture.
Home Hint of the Day
When you use the fan over your cook stove, be sure to open a window elsewhere in the house, too. This will give the fan a greater supply of air to blow, so it will be more effective.