Woman, Ira Curry, Claims 1 of 2 Winning Lottery Tickets. ATLANTA (AP) â On her way to work, Ira Curry heard on the radio that one of the winning lottery ticket numbers was her familyâs lucky No. 7. She called home, her daughter checked the ticket and in an instant, Curry was a multi-millionaire.
Pygmy peoples. A pygmy is a member of an ethnic group whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as a member of any group where adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 feet 11 inches) tall. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid.
Sure, let's put 'meme' in the dictionary, but call us when they add dank memes. Merriam-Webster has had, in its own words, a bit of a growth spurt, adding a clutch of new words to its unabridged dictionary. These include some genuinely great entries (colossal squid is the perfect name for a new cat and/or firstborn) but also a lot of boring-snoring internet words, including WTF, emoji, clickbait, photobomb, and meme. The thing is, I'm not sure if I really care. savvy marketing from the suits at big Dictionary.