Plants vs. Zombies is a 2009 tower defense video game developed and
published by PopCap Games. First released for Windows and Mac OS X, the
game has since been ported to consoles, handhelds, and mobile devices.
In Plants vs. Zombies, the player takes the role of a homeowner in the
midst of a zombie apocalypse. As a horde of zombies approaches along
several parallel lanes, the player must defend the home by putting down
plants, which fire projectiles at the zombies or otherwise detrimentally
affect them. The game was designed by George Fan (pictured) as a sequel
to Insaniquarium. Fan took inspiration from the games Magic: The
Gathering and Warcraft III and the movie Swiss Family Robinson. The
game was positively received by critics and was nominated for multiple
awards. It quickly became the best-selling game developed by PopCap
Games. Plants vs. Zombies was followed by a series of games after the
acquisition of PopCap Games by Electronic Arts.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies_%28video_game%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1801:
French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of
his 37 comets, more than any other person in history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Pons>
1921:
Former president William Howard Taft was sworn in as Chief
Justice of the United States, making him the only person to date to have
held both offices.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft>
1991:
Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria
Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on
board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Airways_Flight_2120>
2011:
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13
people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos_Florakis_Naval_Base_explosion>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
athanor:
(historical) A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform
heat, primarily used by alchemists.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athanor>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time.
You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the
most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and
generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without
question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented
honestly, fearlessly, and clearly.
--E. B. White
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/E._B._White>
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