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.
ROORBACH
Etymology
Noun
roorbach (plural roorbaches)
(US, dated) A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue.
Source: Wiktionary
Roor"back, Roor"bach, n.
Definition: A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.]
Note: The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from the "Travels of Baron Roorbach."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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