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.
MUSSELS
Noun
mussels
plural of mussel
Homophones
• muscles
Anagrams
• sumless
Source: Wiktionary
MUSSEL
Mus"sel, n. Etym: [See Muscle, 3.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidæ. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio. Mussel digger (Zoöl.), the grayback whale. See Gray whale, under Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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