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.
MITRAILLE
Etymology
Noun
mitraille (uncountable)
(military, historical) shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon
Synonyms
• grapeshot
Source: Wiktionary
Mi`traille", n. Etym: [F. See Mitrailleur.]
Definition: Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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