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Sepia  is a reddish-brown  color .  The word  sepia  is the  Latinized  form of the  Ancient Greek  words σηπία,  sēpía ,  cuttlefish .    S...

Humdrum (adj.)  "routine, monotonous, dull, commonplace," 1550s, probably a reduplication of  hum .    As a noun, "monotony...

It was November 13, 1789 that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the Constitutio...

John Angus McPhee  (born March 8, 1931) is an American author.  He is considered one of the pioneers of  creative nonfiction .  He is a four...

Lawrence Welk  (1903-1992) was an American  accordionist , bandleader, and television  impresario , who hosted  The Lawrence Welk Show  from...