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Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 9, 2011doppelganger \DOP-uhl-gang-uhr\, noun: 1. A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. To readers of science fiction, the idea of a single atom existing simultaneously in two states or places is reminiscent of the supernatural "doppelganger" -- a flesh-and-blood duplicate of one's self encountered while walking along a street. But my primary interest here is not the machinations of science itself but the fascinating life and times of its dark doppelganger, the mad scientist, in all his overreaching glory. Doppelganger is from the German doppel, "double" + Gänger, "goer." | |||||||||
 Words of the Day? How about words of timeless wisdom?Introducing our Quotes channel! "Life itself is a quotation." - Jorge Luis Borges | |||||||||
  What does the name of the narwhal, one of the oddest animals on Earth, literally mean?This blog always relishes a chance to write about the intersection of notable creatures and notable words. For example, when an event created an excuse to write about the zany zedonk (what the heck is that? Find out here.) celebration ensued. Now, one of the few creatures that can top the zedonk for linguistic and... | |||||||||
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