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May 14, 2024 · This could be a stat, scheduled, or PRN medication. | Siqui Sanchez/The Image Bank/Getty Images. When stat first entered the English lexicon in the early 19th century, it was used by physicians ...

Feb 20, 2023 · The length of a day is such an integral part of life here on Earth that it’s hard to even understand what time would mean without it. What would we consider a good night’s sleep if a day only ...

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Jul 1, 2024 · Declaration of Independence | Douglas Sacha/Moment/Getty Images. This broader meaning of happiness is even clearer in later documents. The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 notes that “the ...

After Baby Boomers but before Millennials is Generation X, the people born between the period of 1965 and 1980.With an age range of 41 to 56, these folks were the first to get hip to the internet ...

Jun 6, 2023 · Table Of Contents. 1. WordPlay; 2., 3., 4., and 5. Dordle, Quordle, Octordle, and Sedecordle; 6. and 7. Hello Wordl and Speedle; 8. Hurdle; 9. Crosswordle; 10 ...

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” It’s a well-circulated quote—often printed on inspirational posters adorning ...

Jul 8, 2024 · Albert Camus. | Hulton Deutsch/GettyImages. Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, author of The Stranger, and a leading thinker of the group associated with the philosophical ...

Aug 29, 2023 · A well-timed f-bomb can be cathartic.But where did the word itself come from? Here are the origin stories behind six of the most common expletives, from ass to shit and everything in between. If ...