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succor

Definition: (noun) Assistance in time of distress.
Synonyms:ministration, relief
Usage:The dying man's eyes were all the time riveted on the door, through which he hoped succor would arrive. Discuss.
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Cymothoa Exigua

Cymothoa exigua is a parasitic crustacean that attaches itself to the tongue of the spotted rose snapper and feeds on its blood. Eventually, the organ atrophies, and then something remarkable happens: C. exigua replaces the fish's tongue with its own body by attaching to the muscles of the tongue stub. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue, apparently without any further damage. Are there any other cases of a parasite functionally replacing a host organ? More... Discuss
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Educational Videos Fail to Teach Babies Language

A new study has found that viewing a DVD touted as being a "playful introduction to words and sign language" does not improve language skills in toddlers. Several times a week for six weeks, a number of one- to two-year-old participants watched the Baby Wordsworth DVD from the Walt Disney Company's Baby Einstein series. Afterwards, researchers tested their language skills as well as those of children who did not watch the program and concluded that there was no difference in language acquisition between the two groups. On average, toddlers from both groups understood about 20 of the 30 words highlighted in the DVD and spoke 10. More... Discuss
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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations Is Published (1776)

Published in 1776, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and is considered the first modern work in the field of economics. In it, Smith postulates the theory of the division of labor and emphasizes that value arises from the labor expended in the process of production. What was Smith's concept of "the invisible hand"? More... Discuss
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890)

A leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s until 1957, Molotov rose to power as a protégé of Joseph Stalin. He became prime minister in 1930 and later served as foreign minister. Though he first negotiated a treaty with Hitler's Germany—the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact—after the 1941 German invasion, he worked to strengthen Soviet ties with the West. Why is the Molotov cocktail, a makeshift bomb made of a breakable container filled with flammable liquid, named for him? More... Discuss
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