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gourmand  Discuss
Definition:	(noun) A lover of good food.
Synonyms:	trencherman, glutton
Usage:	Because he had a great appreciation for fine cuisine, the gourmand was asked to serve as a judge in the televised cooking contest.

Idiom of the Day

go soft on (someone)  — To treat someone delicately, gently, or leniently; to not criticize, punish, or berate someone too harshly. More... Article of the Day Solomonic Columns Discuss Characterized by their corkscrew-like shaft, Solomonic columns draw their name from the Biblical description of the two columns that famously flanked the entrance to the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, built in the 10th c BCE. According to tradition, that temple was the source of a set of columns brought to Rome by Constantine the Great in the 4th c CE for the original St. Peter's Basilica, where several of the pillars still remain. These columns are now believed to have originally stood where? More... This Day in History Charles Julius Guiteau, Assassin of US President James A. Garfield, Hanged (1882) Discuss At the deadlocked 1880 Republican national convention, Garfield was nominated as a compromise candidate for president, with Chester A. Arthur chosen for vice president to appease the "Stalwart" faction of the party. However, after Garfield became president, he passed over the Stalwarts in his appointments, creating a bitter rivalry. Guiteau, who unreasonably expected to be offered a diplomatic post, shot Garfield and said, "I am a Stalwart and Arthur is president now!" When did Garfield die? More... Today's Birthday Robert Ballard (1942) Discuss Ballard is an American oceanographer and marine geologist. While working at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Research Institution, he pioneered the use of deep-diving submersibles, took part in the first manned exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and discovered warm water springs and the unusual animal communities that grow up around them in the Galápagos Rift. He is best known for his dramatic discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985. What other notable wrecks has Ballard located? More... Today's Holiday Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day Discuss The Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) gained independence from Belgium on this day in 1960. It had been a Belgian colony since 1907, and powerful movements had struggled for self-rule since the 1950s. The people celebrated the first independence day with fireworks and bonfires in the capital city of Léopoldville (now Kinshasa). More... In the News Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From "Caustic" to "Blinding" Discuss Trekking along a mountain in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, entomologist Justin Schmidt came across a nest of the tropical wasp species Polybia simillima, better known as the Fierce Black Polybia Wasp. The agile, buzzing insect has a reputation for ...More...