Morning Minutes: March 12

Morning Minutes: March 12

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day

Zedonk ZEE-dongk (noun) The offspring of a zebra and a donkey, also called a zonkey or a donkra - dictionary.com

Website of the Day

The 20 Coolest Animal Hybrids

http://www.buzzfeed.com/toyota/the-20-coolest-hybrid-animals-3d8x

Zedonks can also be called donkras, and are number seven on this list of 20 hybrid animals, including ligers and beefalos.

Number to Know

206: Number of electoral votes Mitt Romney received in the 2012 presidential election.

This Day in History

March 12, 2003: Elizabeth Smart is found and returns to her family nine months after being kidnapped from her home in Utah. Her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, were later sentenced to life and 15 years in prison, respectively.

Today's Featured Birthday

Politician Mitt Romney (66)

Daily Quote

"Leadership, leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses." - Mitt Romney