Word: cooler
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...bustle, part generated by fear, part by determination - an atmosphere of abnormality which showed itself, for instance, in the crowds of Egyptians who had taken to riding on the tops of commuting trains, first in their rush to escape bombs, later just because it was cooler there...
Across the street, in an old red sandstone building, the American Peace Mobilization had its office. Some crusaders sat around a table holding a water cooler, sandwiches, a coffee pot and a row of empty milk bottles. Other crusaders played cards while waiting their turn on the picket line. On the wall was a picture of President Roosevelt, smiling as he signed the Lend-Lease Bill. Underneath was printed: "What's the joke...
Super. In Kansas City, Grainman W. J. Haynes, who had always had trouble with his soup, invented an automatic soup bowl that took care of everything. A thermometer on pulley and chain dipped in & out to register temperature, and turned on a bulb cooler when the soup piped too hot. Other gadgets dunked crack ers, sprinkled salt, swabbed the last drop...
...over 60 years, "longs" of a wholly Turkish blend had been sold, but mostly to tired old women, Booth Tarkington and Erich von Stroheim. Frank Riggio figured that by putting an American blend in the 85 mm.s he could broaden their market. The 20% extra length would give a cooler, longer smoke; the 11% extra tobacco required would hike the manufacturing cost only 35? a thousand (from around $5)-not enough to throw them out of price competition* with the popular brands. Young Mr. Riggio figured right. The first year (1939) his Regent brand, with outlets only in New York...
...living organisms the elements are grouped in complex molecules. Living structures are broken up by even mild heat. They cannot stand temperatures of 150° F. and over. The sun's surface temperature is about 10,000°, and no known star is cooler than 2,000 or 3,000°. Thus the stars are instantly ruled out as possible abodes of life. That leaves the planets...