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.
OMPHALOS
navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus
(noun) a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; “you were not supposed to show your navel on television”; “they argued whether or not Adam had a navel”; “she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
omphalos (plural omphaloi)
An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.
The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels).
The navel.
A raised central point; a boss.
The center or hub.
Source: Wiktionary
Om"pha*los, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The navel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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