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.
SUBSELLIUM
Etymology
Originates 1695–1705 from Latin subsellia (low seat or bench), from sub- (under) + sella (seat).
Noun
subsellium (plural subsellia)
A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*sel"li*um, n.; pl. Subsellia. Etym: [L.] (Eccl. Arch.)
Definition: One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. See Illust. of Stall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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