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Did you know ...
- ... that women in Madagascar paint their faces with masonjoany (example pictured) as a form of decorative sun protection?
- ... that Margaret C. Roberts was encouraged to study medicine by LDS Church leader Brigham Young to reduce mortality rates during childbirth?
- ... that some theorists claim that intrapersonal communication is the basis of all communication?
- ... that at over 400 pounds (180 kg), Desmond Watson is one of the largest players in NCAA Division I football history?
- ... that the Infinity Stones were not planned to be the MacGuffins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga until at least 2012?
- ... that Bonnie Elliott devised the concept for a campaign to promote female representation in cinematography?
- ... that the Paramore song "Running Out of Time" is based on singer Hayley Williams's friendship with Taylor Swift?
- ... that as part of his 2014 reelection campaign, Indonesian legislator Eriko Sotarduga provided free haircuts and motorcycle repairs?
In the news
- In Sudan, approximately 1,000 bodies are discovered in mass graves after the Battle of Geneina.
- Wildfires in Hawaii kill more than 110 people and destroy much of Lahaina (damage pictured) on the island of Maui.
- Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated in Quito, eleven days before the general election.
- The Hazara Express train derails in Sindh, Pakistan, killing 30 people.
On this day
- 1707 – The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British and Creek abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida.
- 1910 – Hurricane-force winds combined hundreds of small fires in the U.S. states of Washington and Idaho into the Devil's Broom fire, which burned about 4,700 square miles (12,100 km²), the largest fire in recorded U.S. history.
- 1920 – The American Professional Football Association, a predecessor of the National Football League, was founded.
- 1998 – The Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory (pictured) in Sudan was destroyed by a missile attack launched by the United States in retaliation for the August 7 U.S. embassy bombings.
- 2008 – Spanair Flight 5022 crashed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 154 people.
- Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (d. 1651)
- Phil Lynott (b. 1949)
- Andrew Garfield (b. 1983)
- Narendra Dabholkar (d. 2013)
Today's featured picture
The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate. The SI unit of viscosity is the pascal-second. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness": for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water. Viscosity quantifies the internal frictional force between adjacent layers of fluid that are in relative motion. For instance, when a viscous fluid is forced through a tube, it flows more quickly near the tube's axis than near its walls. This fluid animation shows a simulation of two fluids with different viscosities being poured into identical containers. The blue liquid on the left has a lower viscosity than the orange liquid on the right. Animation credit: Gvbox
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