In 1872 the good ship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste">Mary Celeste</a>, an American merchant brigantine, set sail for Genoa.  You won’t believe what happened next.
Born on this day in 1431, in Transylvania, Romania, the Wallachian Prince, Vlad III, also known as <a href="https://www.onthisday.com/people/vlad-the-impaler">Vlad the Impaler</a> and as Dracula.
Today's words are <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognomen">cognomen </a>and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patronymic">patronymic</a>.

In 1872 the good ship Mary Celeste, an American merchant brigantine, set sail for Genoa. You won’t believe what happened next. Born on this day in 1431, in Transylvania, Romania, the Wallachian Prince, Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler and as Dracula. Today's words are cognomen and patronymic.

In 1872 the good ship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mary Celeste</a>, an American merchant brigantine, set sail for Genoa. &nbsp;You won’t believe what happened next.
Born on this day in 1431, in Transylvania, Romania, the Wallachian Prince, Vlad III, also known as <a href="https://www.onthisday.com/people/vlad-the-impaler" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vlad the Impaler</a> and as Dracula.
Today's words are <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognomen" rel="noopener noreferrer">cognomen </a>and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patronymic" rel="noopener noreferrer">patronymic</a>.

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