As the day of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding, today is no ordinary day in world history. If you are one of the estimated 2 billion television viewers who will be watching the royal wedding progression from around the world, read on to learn about some fun royal wedding facts, brought to you by TermWiki.com!

If you’re not one of the lucky 1,900 guests attending, then perhaps you will be the receiver of a , which are invitations sent out to 100 individuals who were randomly selected from the public to enjoy the ceremony alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton’s guests. (No trip to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory with these golden tickets, we’re afraid.)

If you want to congratulate the happy couple, instead of sending gifts, Kate Middleton and Prince William have asked well-wishers to contribute to their. The funds will be distributed to one of five causes through Prince William’s Foundation—the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Henry. These five causes have been specifically chosen by Prince William and Kate themselves, which include helping children fulfill their potential, supporting individuals who are enlisted in the services, positively changing lives through arts and sports, providing help and care at home, and supporting the wildlife conservation effort.

Get your rhyming caps on and find a muse because Wacky Word Wednesday, a weekly celebration of the wackiest and most interesting words from around the world, is back with this week’s wacky word.

The definition from TermWiki.com:

cler·i·hew [kler-uh-hyoo] -noun a pseudo biographical poem that is four lines long, usually whimsical in nature

The word clerihew is an eponym, derived from the middle name of Edmund Clerihew Bentley. Aside from creating the clerihew, Bentley (1875 to 1956) was also a journalist and novelist. His most famous mystery novel, Trent’s Last Case, received high praise from both Dorothy L. Sayer and Agatha Christie; it is also considered to be one of the first modern mystery novels.

It’s been a while, but we’re back again with Tuesday Tips on localization and translation from different members of the CSOFT family. Today’s localization tips will be provided by Gloria, a project manager whose super-human multitasking skills allow her to juggle tasks, coordinate resources and generate quality project results… all while balancing on one toe. (Just kidding… but if we asked her to, she’d surely find a way!)

Read below to find out what Gloria has to say about to-do lists, making sure everyone stays on the same page, and putting in the right amount of effort.

Today’s Monday Morning Quote features Paul Klee, an artist who offers an interesting perspective on the birth of a line.

A line is a dot that went for a walk. - Paul Klee An artist with a sense of humor

Swiss-born Paul Klee was talented in both music and art, playing the violin from a young age. His father, a German music teacher, and his mother, a Swiss singer, encouraged him to develop his musical talents; his grandmother, Anna Catharina Rosina Frick, on the other hand, gave Klee his first lessons in drawing and coloring.

Earlier this month at the CMS/DITA conference, CSOFT’s Uwe Muegge presented on machine translation. Machine translation, or automated translation, has been a topic of interest for some time now in the localization industry. With the arrival of machine translation tools and their increasing rate of use around the world (especially Google Translate), we thought we’d take a moment to give you a very high-level rundown on this topic.

To begin, machine translation (MT) is the process of using a software application that takes content in a source language and translates it into the target language without human intervention. There are two main types of machine translation to consider: statistical machine translation, and rule-based machine translation.

Today’s Wacky Word Wednesday, a weekly celebration of the wackiest and most interesting words from around the world, can be multiplied sevenfold… that’s a lot of wacky!

From TermWiki.com, the definition of today’s wacky word:

ple·iad [plee-uhd] -noun a group of eminent or brilliant individuals or things, usually seven in number

Those of you out there who are familiar with Greek mythology might recognize this word. Today’s word is derived from Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas.

Like most myths, there are many versions of this story. Identified as Maia, Electra, Celaeno, Taygete, Merope, Alcyone, and Sterope, in one version of their story the seven sisters are grief-stricken after one of their half sisters, Hyades, dies. So overwhelmed with grief and unable to bear the loss, the seven sisters kill themselves. After hearing about this, Zeus immortalizes them by transforming the sisters into a group of stars, now observed as the star cluster Pleiades. Another account of the tale describes the  seven sisters fleeing to hide from the hunter Orion amidst the stars; he too, though, was transformed into a star in relentless pursuit.

Since the beginning of the month, we have been brimming with excitement as the TermWiki countdown neared its target of one million terms. On Monday evening, April 11th, the TermWiki Community finally did it… the terms, definitions, and translations in TermWiki are now one million and counting!

We are also happy to announce today’s post is an interview with the contributor of the one millionth term, Raúl Barrera! Take a moment and sit down with us as we talk to Raúl about this momentous occasion, his reasons for using TermWiki, and what his favorite TermWiki features are. On behalf of the entire TermWiki Community, thanks again Raúl for all your hard work!

In honor of National Autism Awareness Month, today’s Monday Morning Quote comes from British author and savant, Daniel Tammet:

In my mind, numbers and words are far more than squiggles of ink on a page. They have form, color, texture and so on. They come alive to me…I do not crunch numbers (like a computer). Rather, I dance with them. - Daniel Tammet

Tammet was born on January 31, 1979 in East London, England. At four years old, Tammet suffered from a massive epileptic seizure. It is speculated whether or not this episode was the source of Tammet’s diagnosis with Asperger’s syndrome shortly after.

Jo Overline is a programming magician from Gilbert, Arizona USA. He began computer programming at the ripe old age of 15 and had his first big hit with the notorious iPhone app, Ugly Meter.Ugly Meter gained international recognition and was covered by MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, The NY Post, The Huffington Post, and The Daily Mail UK. Based on the popularity of the Ugly Meter, he has appeared live on several national news stations, was promoted by Jay Leno, and was a guest on the Howard Stern Show in New York.

As the smarter and obviously more handsome member of the two-man iPhone app development team known as the Dapper Gentlemen, Jo is the developer behind several popular apps and has quite a few more in the works that will be released in late 2011.

Jo Overline was kind enough sit down with us to talk about the Dapper Gentlemen’s latest creation, Wordicus, the first multi-player, multilingual word game app of its kind. In our interview with Jo, he talks about connecting individuals across countries and languages, finding language support during the software development process, and what direction he believes iPhone and smart phone apps are heading in the future. For more information and to check out more apps by the Dapper Gentlement, visit their website here.

And don’t forget to download Wordicus for free and try it out today!

Could you first briefly explain the concept behind Wordicus and what makes it different from other word game apps?

Jo: Wordicus is a twist on classic word games like Scrabble. In Wordicus, the player shuffles tiles and selects words on a playing field of letters. The player has the opportunity to become “more powerful” by earning powerups, such as bombs, to explode more letters. Wordicus is the first word game in history where players can play in their native language against players who speak different languages on the same game board, essentially creating a global platform for gamers. Users can play up to 20 multiplayer games at one time, competing with players from all around the world, or as a single-player, against the clock or at leisure.

Wave your wand, smoke that cigar, and settle in for today’s Wacky Word Wednesday, a weekly celebration of the wackiest and most interesting words from around the world!

From TermWiki.com, the definition of today’s wacky word:

mun·dun·gus [muhn-duhng-guhs] -noun Foul-smelling tobacco

Mundungus is derived from the Latinized adaptation of the Spanish word mondongo, which means tripe or intestines. Mondongo is also related to modejo, which means belly of a pig.

When it was first borrowed from the Spanish in the 17^th century, mundungus took on the same meaning as mondongo. It was then altered to describe the edible offal of an animal or the less appetizing definition, “uncleaned entrails of a beast, full of filth.” From there, it began being used to define foul-smelling tobacco. Quite the leap, but we suppose the connection can still be made.