television series South Park. In the episode, South Park residents
excitedly prepare for a visit by celebrity Kathie Lee Gifford, whom
teacher Mr. Garrison plans to assassinate because of a childhood grudge,
and Cartman becomes extremely obese after buying a bodybuilding
supplement called Weight Gain 4000. The episode was written and directed
by Trey Parker and Matt Stone (pictured). After the pilot episode drew
poor test audience results, Comedy Central requested a further script,
and "Weight Gain 4000" helped the network decide to pick up the show. It
was the first South Park episode created completely using computers
rather than construction paper. Although some reviewers criticized the
episode for its profanity and other material deemed offensive, others
felt "Weight Gain 4000" was a significant improvement over the pilot,
particularly for its satirical element regarding American consumerism.
The show's portrayal of Kathie Lee Gifford was the first time a
celebrity was spoofed in South Park. Cartman's line "Beefcake" became
one of the most popular catchphrases from the series.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_Gain_4000>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1698:
Most of London's Palace of Whitehall, the main residence of the
English monarchs dating from 1530, was destroyed by fire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall>
1884:
The Fabian Society, an intellectual movement whose purpose is
to advance the socialist cause by gradualist and reformist methods
rather than revolutionary means, was founded in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society>
1970:
A magnitude 7.5 Msd earthquake struck Tonghai County, China,
killing at least 15,000 people and spurring the creation of the nation's
largest earthquake monitoring system.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Tonghai_earthquake>
1974:
Harry Schwarz and Mangosuthu Buthelezi signed the Mahlabatini
Declaration of Faith, the first declaration by black and white South
African leaders to commit to non-violence and a non-discriminatory
society.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahlabatini_Declaration_of_Faith>
2004:
Spirit (artist's impression pictured), the first of two rovers
of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission, landed successfully on Mars at
04:35 Ground UTC.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(rover)>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
swage:
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for cold shaping of
a metal item.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swage>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 Christ is called the righteous & by his righteousness we are
saved & except our righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes
and Pharisees we shall not enter into the kingdome of heaven.
Righteousness is the religion of the kingdom of heaven & even the
property of God himself towards man. Righteousness & Love are
inseparable for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
--Isaac Newton
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton>
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