CONELRAD
(US, historical) Acronym of control of electromagnetic radiation: a method of emergency broadcasting to the public of the United States in the event of enemy attack during the Cold War, rapidly switching the television or radio transmitter stations to make the broadcasts unsuitable for bombers that might attempt to home in on the signals.
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Source: Wiktionary
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
