Morning Minutes: Feb. 25

Word of the Day

dulcify \DUHL-suh-fahy\ (verb) 1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease. 2. to sweeten. — www.dictionary.com

Website of the Day

Spartans vs Hipsters

http://epic.net/mmxiv/

Think hipsters are as cuddly as these gamemakers do? Try out this multiplayer and cross-devices game.

Number to Know

1944: Today's use of the term "hipster" derives from earlier movements in the 1940s. In 1939, the word "hepster" was used by Cab Calloway in the title of his "Hepster's Dictionary," which defines hep cat as "a guy who knows all the answers, understands jive." In 1944, pianist Harry Gibson modified this to "hipster" in his short glossary "For Characters Who Don't Dig Jive Talk," published in 1944 with the album "Boogie Woogie In Blue," featuring the self-titled hit "Handsome Harry the Hipster."

This Day in History

Feb. 25, 1836: Samuel Colt is granted a U.S. patent for the Colt revolver.

Today's Featured Birthday

NBA player Joakim Noah (29)

Daily Quote

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me." — W. H. Auden