Kicking off a new blog post series starting with this post, with 10 random Wikipedia articles. Learn something new today.

WEIERSTRASS M-TEST – In mathematics, the Weierstrass M-test is a test for determining whether an infinite series of functions converges uniformly and absolutely. It applies to series whose terms are bounded functions with real or complex values, and is analogous to the comparison test for determining the convergence of series of real or complex numbers. It is named after the German mathematician Karl Weierstrass (1815–1897). – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weierstrass_M-test

SAGITTAL ABDOMINAL DIAMETER – Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is a measure of visceral obesity, the amount of fat in the gut region. SAD is the distance from the small of the back to the upper abdomen. SAD may be measured when standing[1] or supine. SAD may be measured at any point from the narrowest point between the last rib and the iliac crests to the midpoint of the iliac crests. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittal_abdominal_diameter

DAYTON, OREGON – Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,678 at the 2020 census. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Oregon

LIST OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CAREER GAMES PLAYED AS A THIRD BASEMAN LEADERS – Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, before a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether or not they play; however, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks. A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even if he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched. Third base is the third of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player’s team. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest third base and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_games_played_as_a_third_baseman_leaders

SPHENOSTYLIS STENOCARPA – Sphenostylis stenocarpa or the African yam bean is a species of plant in the Fabaceae which is native to Africa. It is an important source of food in many parts of Africa. The tubers are fried, boiled or roasted, and are higher than the seeds in protein. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenostylis_stenocarpa

SATURN C-5N – The Saturn C-5N was a conceptual successor to the Saturn V launch vehicle which would have had a nuclear thermal third stage instead of the S-IVB used on the Saturn V. This one change would have increased the payload of the standard Saturn V to Low Earth orbit from 118,000 kg to 155,000 kg. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_C-5N

1284 IN POETRY – Events: Romans de mondana vida of Folquet de Lunel written. A bloody incident mars the feast of the Ascension in Béziers and the troubadour Joan Esteve composes Quossi moria to lament it. Paolo Lanfranchi da Pistoia composes the only known surviving Occitan language sonnet, Valenz Senher, rei dels Aragones for Peter III of Aragon during the height of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1284_in_poetry

THE CARIBBEAN MYSTERY – The Caribbean Mystery is a 1945 American film noir mystery film which marked the directorial debut of Robert D. Webb. It is the third film adaptation of the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John W. Vandercook to be produced by 20th Century Fox. Starring James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, and Edward Ryan. the plot finds a Brooklyn detective summoned to a Caribbean island to solve the disappearance of eight geologists who had visited an alligator-infested swamp. The lead role was rewritten especially for Dunn after his successful film comeback in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), also produced by 20th Century Fox. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caribbean_Mystery

HADRONYCHE MASCORDI – Hadronyche mascordi is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray. The species epithet mascordi honours Ramon Mascord, an author, photographer and student of spiders. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadronyche_mascordi

PROCHOLA FUSCULA – Prochola fuscula is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in Puerto Rico. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prochola_fuscula