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World Space Week (October 4–10)

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World Space Week (October 4–10)

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  • Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan)

    Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan)

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  • Dukla Pass Victims Day (Slovakia)

    Dukla Pass Victims Day (Slovakia)

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  • German-American Day (United States)

    German-American Day (United States)

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  • Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad (Hungary)

    Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad (Hungary)

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  • Teachers' Day (Sri Lanka)

    Teachers' Day (Sri Lanka)

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Recipe

Quick Ground Beef Tacos with Mushrooms

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Quick Ground Beef Tacos with Mushrooms

Prep 15 min

Cook ground beef with cinnamon in a skillet until done. Warm tortillas. Fill with ground beef, top with mushrooms and a squeeze of lime.

Ingredients

ground beef, mushrooms, cinnamon

History

On This Day

7 events
Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.

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2010

Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.

  • 2007

    Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.

  • 1995

    The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.

  • 1990

    Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.

  • 1985

    Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.

  • 1981

    Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.

  • 1981

    NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.

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Birthdays

Born Today

5
  • Adam Gemili

    1993·English sprinter

  • Nail Yakupov

    1993·Russian ice hockey player

  • Jake Guentzel

    1994·American ice hockey player

  • Lee Joo-heon

    1994·South Korean rapper and songwriter

  • Kevin Diks

    1996·Indonesian footballer

Wire · Dispatch

Florida Man

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  • Florida man killed his fiancee, slept with his fiancee's corpse, and left the corpse at Walmart

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By the Numbers

Number of the Day

279

Day of 365 · 76% complete

Element

Og · Oganesson

Heaviest element

Math

279 is odd

Today's Season

Horoscope

Libra

Libra

Sep 23 – Oct 22

Element
Air
Ruler
Venus

Passion and intensity build within matters of the heart, sweet Libra, as the Aries Moon aspects Saturn and Pluto. Relationships will become serious, and you'll begin to examine what you truly want in a long-term partnership. Recognize if you need to release old wounds or cycles that have spoiled connections in the past. On an individual level, it might be time to rediscover a love for yourself. Creative outlets and reconnecting with neglected personal interests could prove most healing. Acknowledge if you require more discipline to ensure your dreams come true while Luna squares Jupiter, vowing to move forward with renewed determination and better structures.

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Coming Up

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Wellness · 5 min

Desk Break

3 min
Person stretching at desk

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Upper body Desk Break

Your back will thank you

The Routine

  1. Seated Figure-4 Stretch: 20s each
  2. Prayer Press: 10×
  3. Heel Raises: 20×
  4. Desk Push-ups: 12×

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