Article of the Day is a free service of TheFreeDictionary.com https://www.thefreedictionary.com en-us Farlex, Inc. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT 360 https://www.thefreedictionary.com http://img.tfd.com/modules/thm_aod.png 120 60 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Calabash+Nebula //encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Calabash+Nebula#2026 The Calabash Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula 1.4 light years long and located approximately 5,000 light years from Earth. It is sometimes called the Rotten Egg Nebula because it contains a relatively large amount of sulfur. The densest parts of the nebula are composed of material ejected recently by the central star and accelerated in opposite directions at incredibly high speeds. What do astronomers believe will happen to the Calabash Nebula 1,000 years from now?
]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Guru+Nanak+Dev //encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Guru+Nanak+Dev#2026 Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of its ten Gurus. Born into a Hindu merchant caste, he worked as a storekeeper until a spiritual experience incited him to leave his job and family and begin a 20-year phase of travel. He eventually settled in Kartarpur, a village in Punjab, and attracted many disciples. He stipulated that meditation must be inward and rejected all external aids such as idols, temples, and scriptures. Where was Nanak said to have made his four major journeys?
]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Gerrymandering //encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Gerrymandering#2026 Gerrymandering is the political practice of drawing electoral district lines in a way that gives an unfair advantage to a particular political party. Numerous countries have enacted reforms against gerrymandering, but in the US such reforms have met with opposition from groups that benefit from the practice. The term "gerrymander" was inspired by an 1812 Massachusetts redistricting scheme that favored the party of Governor Elbridge Gerry. Where did the "mander" part of the word come from?
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