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prance

Definition: (verb) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.
Synonyms:cock, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup
Usage:He pranced proudly around the room, a look of condescension and superiority playing on his face, and I disliked him immediately. Discuss.
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Caenorhabditis elegans

The first multicellular organism to have its genome fully sequenced, C. elegans is a nematode that lives in soil, feeds on bacteria, and reaches about 0.04 in (1 mm) in length. Its small genome and transparent skin have led it to be widely used as a "model organism" by geneticists and developmental biologists. Because it experiences the same symptoms as humans undergo when they stop using a certain product, C. elegans has been identified as a model for dependence on what substance? More... Discuss
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High Fructose Corn Syrup Really Worse than Sugar?

Preliminary findings from a long-term study of rats seem to indicate that high-fructose corn syrup leads to greater weight gain than regular cane sugar. The researchers reported that rats fed water sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup for six months developed more belly fat and had an increased level of circulating triglycerides. Critics, however, say the researchers' decision to attribute significance to statistically indistinguishable weights calls their conclusions into question. They say that depicting cane sugar as a healthier sweetener option is misleading. More... Discuss
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Three Mile Island Accident (1979)

Both mechanical failure and human error contributed to the 1979 failure of a nuclear reactor cooling system at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania, which led to overheating, partial melting of the reactor's uranium core, and the release of radioactive gases. Though it caused no immediate deaths or injuries, the incident increased public fears about the safety of nuclear power. What nuclear accident-themed film was released just two weeks before the incident? More... Discuss
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Maxim Gorky (1868)

Maxim Gorky was the pseudonym of Aleksey Maximovich Pyeshkov, a Russian writer considered the father of Soviet literature and the founder of the doctrine of socialist realism. Gorky's works include Mother, which became the prototype of the revolutionary novel, and his final, unfinished work—often considered his masterpiece—The Life of Klim Samgin, a panoramic, four-volume novel of Russian social conditions from 1880 to 1917. Who carried Gorky's casket at his funeral? More... Discuss
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