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Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 10, 2011animalcule \an-uh-MAL-kyool\, noun: A minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye. The spirit was never anything but the parasite of man, the ringworm of his worthy body when the body was no more than an animalcule swimming around and having no desire about having to be worthy of existing. His log states: " The sea was as ' white as milk ' - a uniform whiteness, not a reflection or sparkling emitted from animalcule or phosphorescent matter, and it was as light as day about the decks. Animalcule stems from the Latin animiculum, "little animal." | |||||||||
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  How did Neanderthals talk? A study gives us a clue (and reveals the role of handedness in language)Research recently published claims that Neanderthals, the ancient cousins of modern humans, were right-hand dominant just like Homo sapiens. The finding offers insights into Neanderthal brain development, including language capability. The roundabout way the discovery was made starts with a tooth. To process an animal hide, a Neanderthal would hold one side of the hide in... | |||||||||
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