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Brewer's: High Life
People of high life. The upper ten, the “haut monde”. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894High PlacesHigh Jinks A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Greek Life
A sound mind in a sound body. “Mens sana in corpore sano.” “This healthy life, which was the Greek life, came from keeping the body in good tune.” —Daily Telegraph. Source: Dictionary…Smoking and Life Expectancy
The Question: What is the life expectancy of smokers vs. non-smokers? The Answer: It's hard to give a firm answer to that question, in part…Life Expectancy Statistics
The Question: In what country do people have the longest life expectancy? Shortest? The Answer: Of those countries for which the U.S. Bureau of…Nobel's Personal Life
The Question: Was Alfred Nobel married and did he have children? The Answer: No and no. Swedish-born chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard…Types of Life Insurance
TERM LIFE INSURANCE: provides coverage for a specific period of time. Policies can often be renewed at the end of the term, which can last from one to 30 years. Advantages:Lower premiums,…crypt
(Encyclopedia) cryptcryptkrĭpt [key] [Gr.,=hidden], vault or chamber beneath the main level of a church, used as a meeting place or burial place. It undoubtedly developed from the catacombs used by…life support system
(Encyclopedia) life support system: see artificial life support; Life Support for Human Spaceflight under space science.artificial life support
(Encyclopedia) artificial life support, systems that use medical technology to aid, support, or replace a vital function of the body that has been seriously damaged. Such techniques include…Ilf, Ilya Arnoldovich
(Encyclopedia) Ilf, Ilya ArnoldovichIlf, Ilya Arnoldovichēlyäˈ ərnôlˈdəvĭch ēlf [key], 1897–1937, Russian humorist whose original name was Ilya Arnoldovich Fainzilberg. In all his writing he…Trending
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