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— Oxford Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) December 24, 2016

And to think I took accordian lessons for several of my grade school years.

A 20-year-old Leo Tolstoy, 1848. pic.twitter.com/xLA59iwq3v

— History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) December 21, 2016

Not the image that is usually evoked by the name Tolstoy.

Birthday (1852) of Nobel physicist Albert A. Michelson. Attain a higher fraction of c today in his honor. pic.twitter.com/0S4Hlt7F0R

— Charles Bergquist (@cbquist) December 19, 2016

I grew up in Cleveland, where the famous Michelson-Morley experiment was performed. A simple stone marker was set near the spot on the CWRU campus. I think there's a grander memorial now.

The rest of us can only wish we enjoyed life with such imagination and humor.

A young girl wrote to @bbcradio4 PM programme volunteering to voice live bongs while Big Ben under repair. Top reply from Editor @rogsawyer pic.twitter.com/LM8rQ2QO0f

— Trushar Barot (@Trushar) December 17, 2016