OBTUSION

Ob*tu"sion (, n. Etym: [L. obtusio, from obtundere to blunt. See Obtund.]

1. The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.

2. The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of the senses. Harvey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FELLOW

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Coffee Trivia

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.

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