Science fact of the day: Wild turkeys can fly
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While you may have assumed they’d be unwieldy in the air, wild turkeys are actually proficient, fast fliers. In fact, they can reach...
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Glyptic [GLIP-tik] Part of speech: adjective Origin: French, early 19th century Of or concerning carving or engraving. Examples of...
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I'm Falstaffian [fal-STAF-ee-ən] Part of speech: adjective Origin: British English, early 19th century Relating to or resembling...
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