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lubricious

Definition:(adjective) Characterized by lust.
Synonyms:lustful, prurient, salacious
Usage:She eluded the lubricious embraces of the drunken man and called the police.
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Perfect Numbers

In mathematics, a perfect number is an integer that is the sum of all of its proper, positive divisors not including the number itself. The first perfect number is 6, because 1, 2, and 3 are its proper, positive divisors and 1+2+3=6. Euclid, a Hellenistic mathematician living in the third century BCE, discovered a formula that identifies the first four perfect numbers. What is the second number in this set? More...
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Virus Infects International Space Station Laptops

The Internet is teeming with malicious malware, making anti-virus software a must for all computers. Unfortunately, it appears that someone at NASA overlooked this minor detail. Laptops brought aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were infected with the Gammima.AG virus, a worm that steals the account information of people who play a number of popular online games. Apparently, the laptops are not equipped with virus protection software, and it is possible that they were infected via an astronaut’s compromised personal data storage device. None of the ISS’s command or control systems are at risk from the malevolent program. More on the subject...
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Hurricane Katrina Devastates US Gulf Coast (2005)

Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Central Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. Its storm surge breached the levee system that protected New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River, flooding the city. The damage in Louisiana and along the coastal regions of Mississippi and Alabama is estimated at $81 billion, making Katrina the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in US history. How many people died during the hurricane and subsequent flooding? More...
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Charlie Parker (1920)

Charlie "Bird" Parker was an American saxophonist and composer. As a young man, he moved to NYC to pursue a career in music. There, Parker met and played with a group of young musicians in Harlem clubs. In 1945, Parker and Dizzy Gillespie made the first bop (or bebop) records, becoming leaders of the bop movement in jazz. Parker's brilliant improvisations, noted for their power and beauty, soon earned the admiration of countless musicians. At what age did Parker begin playing the saxophone? More...
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