SCHIAPARELLI

Schiaparelli, Elsa Schiaparelli

(noun) fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)

Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli

(noun) Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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7 June 2025

PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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