Velociraptor is a genus of small dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the
Late Cretaceous epoch. It was about 1.5 to 2.07 m (4.9 to 6.8 ft) long
with a body mass around 14.1 to 19.7 kg (31 to 43 lb). Velociraptor
was a bipedal carnivore with feathers, a long tail, and an enlarged
sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot; these claws are thought to have
been used to tackle and restrain prey. It is distinguished from other
dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. One of
the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public (due to its
prominent role in the Jurassic Park films), in actuality it was roughly
the size of a turkey, considerably smaller than its depictions in novels
and films. It is well known to paleontologists, with more than a dozen
described fossil skeletons. One dramatic specimen preserves a
Velociraptor locked in combat with a Protoceratops.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1991:
The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international
community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through
negotiations, convened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Conference_of_1991>
1993:
The Troubles: Three members of the Ulster Defence Association
opened fire in a crowded pub during a Halloween party, killing eight
people and wounding nineteen others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greysteel_massacre>
2002:
Warren Zevon makes his last public appearance on the Late Show
with David Letterman, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Zevon_on_the_Late_Show_with_David_Letterman_in_2002>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
embroil:
1. To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to
complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
2. To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult
situation or state of contention.
3. A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a
quarrel.
4. A state of anxiety or disturbance of the mind. [...]
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The best way I can describe it is: after the show was over, at a
party or any — any kind social gathering, if one of us bumped into
each other, that was it, that was the end of the night. We just sat with
the person all night long — and that was it. You apologized to the
people that you were with, but they had to understand you had met
somebody special to you, and you were going to talk to that person for
the rest of the night. And that's the way it worked. It's certainly the
way it worked with all of us. It's just the way it is.
--Matthew Perry
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matthew_Perry>
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