April 10 is the 100th day of the year. There are 265 days left.
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Today's number is 10
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Today's number is 10
10 is the base of the decimal number system. Since many others such as 12 make more sense, we must assume that it is because humans have 10 manual digits.
10 years is a decade, well, 10 anything, sort of, though "decad" also means a set or group of ten To reduce something by 10 is to decimate. 10 is the sum of the first 4 integers That might be why bowling is also known as ten pins 10 is the sum of the first 3 primes (2,3,& 5) A polygon with 10 sides is a decagon A crustacean with 10 legs is a decapod A person with 10 or more vices is decadent (needs a citation) 10 is neon 10 is also Capricorn which is also a sea goat A specific selection of 10 track & field events is a decathalon 10 yards is a first down in US football The end zones in US football are 10 yards deep The Rim of the hoop in roundball is 10 feet high The highest score possible is often 10 Bo Derek may or may not have been a perfect 10. 10 High is a barely potable, but inexpensive, whiskey The "10-Code", good buddy, is numerical shorthand used by cops, emergency responders, truckers and CW artists Tennis has nothing to do with the numeral 10.
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10 Years after is both a book and a band
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10 cents (US) is a "dime", as in Just One Thin Dime, one Tenth of a Dollar:
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At some point it appears that there were Ten Thousand Maniacs
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Title 10 of the US Code is ARMED FORCES.
10 BCE was the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Antonius Claudius, the future emperor, of PBS fame, was born
10 CE was the Year of the Consulship of Dolabella and Silanus Illyria was split into Pannonia and Dalmatia. Ovid completed Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto Wang Mang outlawed the private purchase and use of crossbows Hero of Alexandria was born
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On this day in: 0837 -- Halley's Comet made its closest approach to Earth 1606 -- The Virginia Company of London was established to colonize North America 1710 -- The Statute of Anne regulating copyright went into effect in Britain 1864 -- Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico 1866 -- The ASPCA was founded 1872 -- The first Arbor Day was held 1904 -- Aleister Crowley transcribed the third (last) chapter of The Book of the Law of Thelema. 1912 -- The Titanic sailed 1919 -- Emiliano Zapata was ambusehed and killed. 1925 -- The Great Gatsby was published 1941 -- The Axis powers created the Independent State of Croatia with the fascist Ustase in power 1957 -- The Suez Canal reopened 1963 -- The Thresher sank 1970 -- Paul McCartney quit the Beatles 1972 -- 74 nations signed the Biological Weapons Convention, which the US implemented in 1989 but still didn't comply 1998 -- The Good Friday Agreement was reached bringing peace to Northern Ireland
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1389 -- Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence 1583 -- Hugo Grotius, philosopher and jurist 1829 -- William Booth, founded the Starvation Army 1847 -- Joseph Pulitzer, journalist, publisher and founder of Pulitzer, Inc. 1865 -- Jack Miner, conservationist 1903 -- Clare Turlay Newberry, author & illustrator of children's books 1910 -- Paul Sweezy, founded the Monthly Review 1921 -- Sheb Wooley, singer 1930 -- Dolores Huerta, activist, co-founded the UFW 1934 -- David Halberstam, author 1936 -- Bobbie Smith, singer & spinner 1941 -- Paul Theroux, writer 1947 -- Bunny Wailer, singer, drummer, songwriter, wailer 1950 -- Eddie Hazel, guitarist 1959 -- Babyface, singer, songwriter and producer 1959 -- Brian Setzer, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1960 -- Katrina Leskanich, singer, songwriter & guitarist 1965 -- Tim Alexander, drummer and songwriter
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Died this day in:
1813 -- Joseph-Louis Lagrange, mathematician and astronomer, who had his points. 1909 -- Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet 1919 -- Emiliano Zapata, general, revolutionary, 1931 -- Kahlil Gibran, poet 1938 -- King Oliver, cornet player and bandleader 1958 -- Chuck Willis, singer and songwriter 1966 -- Evelyn Waugh, writer 1981 -- Howard Thurman, author and civil rights activist 2003 -- Little Eva, singer 2007 -- Dakota Staton, singer 2012 -- Barbara Buchholz, theremin player and composer
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Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan) Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Siblings Day (International observance)
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So, for music Paul McCartney Sheb Wooley Bobbie Smith Bunny Wailer Eddie Hazel Babyface Brian Setzer Katrina Leskanich Tim Alexander King Oliver Chuck Willis Little Eva Dakota Staton Barbara Buchholz-
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Paul McCartney
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Sheb Wooley
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Bobbie Smith
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Bunny Wailer
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Eddie Hazel
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Babyface
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Brian Setzer
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Katrina Leskanich
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Tim Alexander
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King Oliver
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Chuck Willis
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Little Eva
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Dakota Staton
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Barbara Buchholz
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OK, what's on your minds?
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