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Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have identified risk predictors in middle age that could help identify which people are more likely to suffer dementia in later life. The factors include education, raised blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, and lack of exercise, which are similar to risk factors for heart disease and strokes. The research team based their findings on data from a study of 1,409 people.

DEFINITION: (noun) A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble. SYNONYMS: patchwork, jumble. USAGE: Paul's screenplay was a hodgepodge of comedy, drama, slapstick, and tragedy.

Dryden was an English poet, dramatist, and critic. He first came to public notice in 1659 with his Heroic Stanzas, commemorating the death of Oliver Cromwell. The following year, however, he celebrated the restoration of Charles II with Astraea Redux. Dryden was involved in the intellectual spirit of the ‘new age.' An early member of the Royal Society, he was expelled for non-payment of his dues after only 4 years. How many siblings did he have?

After becoming the major power in the Indian subcontinent on the late 18th century, the British Empire sought to defend against Russian encroachment upon its trade routes through Afghanistan, especially Kabul. From this point on, Afghanistan had the role of a buffer state, suffering countless wars and treaties, until the British relinquished their control of Afghanistan's foreign affairs by signing the Treaty of Rawalpindi. Who was Amanullah Khan?

The first bubble gum formulation, "Blibber-Blubber," was developed in 1906 by Frank Fleer, but was never marketed. In 1928, Walter Deimer developed the first commercially successful bubble gum, Dubble Bubble. During WWII, the Topps Company began marketing a brand of gum under the name Bazooka, later introducing the character "Bazooka Joe" in a comic strip packaged with the gum. How did bubble gum first acquire its now iconic pink color?