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150 Big Words That Will Make You Sound Fancy and Smart—and What They Mean
150 Big Words That Will Make You Sound Fancy and Smart—and What They Mean originally appeared on Parade.
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Simple habits with big impact to keep your brain healthy
As life expectancy continues to rise, so does the focus on how to age well — not just physically, but mentally. Experts say ...
What word does Nevada have a hard time spelling?
As the Scripps National Spelling Bee gets underway, here's what Google Trends says about the words that each state struggles ...
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Which words do people in Pa., Md. struggle to spell?
We definitely can't believe how hard but how necessary it is to correctly spell our favorite restaurant, business or neighbor ...
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Large Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merits from SiGe Nanowires by Simultaneously Measuring Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties
This results in a thermal conductivity as low as ∼1.2 W/m-K at 450 K, showing a large thermoelectric figure-of-merit (ZT) of ∼0.46 compared with those of SiGe bulks and even ZT over 2 at 800 K ...
National Spelling Bee champions say it set them up for success: 'You attain a level of mastery'
The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and former champions say the bee has changed their lives for the better because it taught them they can ...