An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
BOFFIN
boffin
(noun) (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
boffin (plural boffins)
(Australia, Britain, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]
Synonym: backroom boy
(Australia, Britain, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person.
Synonyms: brain, brainiac, egghead, Thesaurus:intelligent person
Source: Wiktionary
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