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Definition:(noun) The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
Synonyms:check, curb
Usage:His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
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Mail Art

Some claim that mail art, an art form that uses the postal system as a medium, began when Cleopatra had herself delivered to Julius Caesar in a rolled-up carpet, but the thousands-strong, international network of mail artists as it exists today is a more recent development, evolving between the 1950s and 90s. Mail artists typically exchange ephemera in the form of decorated envelopes, illustrated letters, artist trading cards, zines, objects, and a number of other items. What is naked mail? More...
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Elephant Addict Free of Drugs

Four-year-old Xiguang became addicted to heroin in 2005, when animal smugglers illegally fed the Asian elephant bananas laced with the drug to lure and capture him. When authorities first freed Xiguang, they were confused by his strange behavior; his eyes were tearing and he kept making trumpeting noises. Eventually, they discovered that he was suffering from withdrawal and began a methadone program to help him kick his drug habit. After more than a year of receiving methadone injections at five times the human dosage, Xiguang is finally drug free and will be transported to a wildlife reserve in southwest China. More on the subject...
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Google, Inc. Founded (1998)

Google was created in the 1990s by two Stanford students who hypothesized that a search engine that analyzes the relationships between websites would produce better results. Thus, sites with the most links to them from other relevant web pages appear higher on a search results list. Google use is so prevalent that the verb "google" was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. What other internet search engine owns several million shares of Google stock? More...
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Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533)

Queen Elizabeth, England's last Tudor monarch, came to the throne during a turbulent period in the nation's history. Although she has been described as vain, miserly, and fickle, she was remarkably successful as queen. During her reign, England pursued a policy of expansionism in commerce and geographical exploration, literature, and the arts flourished. The Elizabethan era saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the colonization of North America. Which US state is named after Elizabeth? More...
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