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insufferable discuss | |
| Definition: | (adjective) Difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable. |
| Synonyms: | impossible, unacceptable |
| Usage: | We both agreed he was the most insufferable bore and that we would not be inviting him to our next dinner party. |
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insufferable discuss | |
| Definition: | (adjective) Difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable. |
| Synonyms: | impossible, unacceptable |
| Usage: | We both agreed he was the most insufferable bore and that we would not be inviting him to our next dinner party. |
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  The Voynich ManuscriptThe Voynich manuscript, which likely dates to the late 15th or early 16th century, is a mysterious illustrated book written by an unknown author in an unidentified script and language. Although its meaning has eluded even expert cryptographers, giving weight to the theory that the book is simply an elaborate hoax, the text follows patterns similar to those of natural languages, and the book thus remains the subject of intense study. What are some theories about its origins and meaning? More... Discuss |
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 Rubens's Massacre of the Innocents Sells for £49.5 million (2002)Misattributed to an assistant of Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens until 2002, when an expert from Sotheby's auction house identified it as the work of the master himself, Massacre of the Innocents is an early 17th-century painting depicting Herod's slaughter of the infants of Bethlehem. One of two paintings Rubens made of the Biblical scene, it fetched £49.5 million ($76 million) at auction and is one of the priciest paintings ever sold. Its style is reminiscent of which Italian painter? More... Discuss |
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 Nikola Tesla (1856)Tesla was an inventor and engineer known for his revolutionary contributions to the fields of electricity and magnetism. His inventions made possible the production of alternating-current electric power, and his Tesla coil is still used in radio technology. In 1912, he refused a Nobel Prize because he felt his co-recipient, Thomas Edison, was undeserving of the honor. He spent his final years caring for pigeons. What strange habits earned him a reputation as the quintessential "mad scientist"? More... Discuss |
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