whippoorwill, stromboli, drop unconscious

Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry describe what makes us suddenly drop unconscious.

Yale Alumni Magazine 在 The Daily Snap 

The green carpet of America’s most beautiful courtyard (as Robert Frost may have once called Branford Court) is being replaced this summer. Suddenly we have a craving for stromboli.

Take a careful look at Edward Hopper's 1939 painting "Cape Cod Evening." The artist gave a matter-of-fact description of this picture, commenting: "In the woman I attempted to get the broad, strong-jawed face and blond hair of a Finnish type of which there are many on the Cape ... The dog is listening to something, probably a whippoorwill or some evening sound."



drop 
informal Collapse or die from exhaustion:he looked ready to dropIt was nearly three in the morning and he looked ready to drop from exhaustion.

• I was exhausted and ready to drop before the day was even half over but there was no way in hell I was going to give Annie the satisfaction of seeing me like that.
• It looked like you were ready to drop after a couple of hours there, Brooke.

Stromboli (food) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromboli_(food)

Stromboli is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses (typically mozzarella) and Italian meats or vegetables. The dough traditionally used is Italian bread ...

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whippoorwill 

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪpəwɪl/ 

NOUN

A North and Central American nightjar with a distinctive call.

• Caprimulgus vociferus, family Caprimulgidae.

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Origin

Early 18th century: imitative of its call.