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leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare and lethal infiltration that brought with it a prognosis of only several months and the looming shadow of swift neurologic decline.

Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air

Crystal World (Undying Mercenaries Book 20)

B. V. Larson

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a less equivocal drain on the nation’s resources and one which even lemon juice had failed to staunch.

John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company

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Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History

LA builds up in the body and drives oxidative damage — Unlike other fats that are quickly metabolized or excreted, LA embeds itself in body fat and cell membranes. Its chemical structure makes it highly susceptible to oxidation, and once oxidized, it generates harmful byproducts. Knobbe explains: "These seed oil components, the omega-6 linoleic... See more

Fed a Lie: The Truth About Seed Oils

“With the crime of murder, one must be sure of the security of the conviction before the sentence – that of execution – is carried out. To take a life is severe; to take a second in recompense is doubly so.”

Richard Swan • The Justice of Kings

Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern for Byzantine seafarers. Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) made it an important matter to capture it, though he could not come up with a way to do so.

Porphyrios (whale)

One of these features, paradoxically, was that SARS-1 was actually too deadly. Epidemiologists quantify the lethality of pathogens in two primary ways. The infection fatality rate (IFR) is the probability a person will die if he or she gets infected. The case fatality rate (CFR) is the probability a person will die after being diagnosed with the