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.
NAUMACHY
naumachy, naumachia
(noun) a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
naumachy (plural naumachies)
(obsolete) A place built to stage a mock sea-battle, or the show performed therein. [17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"ma*chy, n. Etym: [L. naumachia, Gr.
1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.
2. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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