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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 On This Date 1840 – The world’s first adhesive Quote of the Day postage stamp, the “Penny Black,” “The only failure is was first used in Great Britain. The not to try.” pre-paid stamp featured a profile portrait of Queen Victoria. ~ 1915 – Twenty-year-old pitcher Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run. His team, the Boston Red Happy Birthday! Sox, lost that day to the New York George Clooney, born in 1961, is an Yankees by a score of 4–3 in the actor, director, and producer from 13th inning. Lexington, Kentucky. Clooney 1937 – The airship Hindenburg, the found fame (and heartthrob status) largest dirigible ever built and the with his role as Dr. on pride of Nazi Germany, burst into NBC’s TV hit medical drama ER, flames upon touching its mooring from 1994 to 1999. He left the show mast in New Jersey. to pursue films full-time. Some of his most popular movies include 1959 – Raymond Burr won the From Dusk till Dawn, Out of Sight, Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Ocean’s Eleven, Michael Clayton, Series for Perry Mason, in which he Up in the Air, and The Descendants. played a crime-solving attorney. He’s won two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for 2006’s Syriana and Best Daily Quiz Picture for 2012’s Q: What is glair? Argo. Clooney is married to human A: Glair is a preparation of egg rights lawyer Amal whites used for centuries as an Clooney. The couple adhesive for gold leaf and gilding. has two children.

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HURSDAY AY T , M 6, 2021

Today is No Diet Day. Just for a day, forget to follow the paleo-vegan, keto-, low-carb, Whole30, Atkins, or any other diet that restricts you from eating

the foods you love. Consider this day a love letter to your favorite foods.

Picture of the Day The Games People Play

Musical Canine Freestyle is a performance sport wherein dog owners demonstrate their pet’s obedience training through music and dance. The dog trainer synchronizes the obedience routine to music, performing a dance routine with their dog. The sport developed from Musical Kur, a horse dressage competition where “This time I was serious about horse paces are set to music. Several sticking to my diet.” organizations around the world hold musical canine freestyle Now it’s your turn to come up events. An offshoot of the sport with a good caption. called exhibition freestyle allows Word to the Wise costumes and props.

The word cancel has taken on an Buy a Vowel entirely new meaning thanks to social media. To cancel someone _ _ T W _ T or something means to withdraw support from them and take away Defeat someone using

superior cleverness

OUTWIT their voice on social media. It is a ANSWER: form of digital social shaming.

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