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As consumer activists pressed for a ban on mercury-laden amalgam used to fill cavities, government health advisors reviewed an FDA report concluding that the silver fillings are safe. Amalgam has been used by dentists to fill cavities since the 1800s. Scientists found that mercury levels in the blood rise the more mercury fillings a person has, but the FDA claims that exposure levels are well below those known to be harmful.

DEFINITION: (noun) A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. SYNONYMS: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, stump, ambo. USAGE: The author ascended the soapbox and surveyed the faces of the audience before beginning to read from his latest novel.

Richard the Lionheart reigned from 1189-1199. He rose to the throne of England following Henry II's death, and set out on the Third Crusade shortly after his coronation. Richard captured Cypress and Messina while en route to Jerusalem. Unable to capture the strongly fortified city of Jerusalem, Richard negotiated a treaty with Saladin that allowed Christian pilgrims access to Jerusalem's holy sites, and started his journey home. How much time did Richard spend in England during his entire reign?

Developed by Germany during WWII, the Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V-2) Rocket was the world's 1st modern ballistic missile. It was unmanned, internally guided, and traveled at supersonic speeds that allowed it to reach its target in silence. Mass production of the V-2 began in 1943 at the Mittelbau-Dora slave labor camp, and between 1944 and 1945, England and Belgium suffered numerous V-2 rocket attacks that killed thousand of civilians. What does Vergeltungswaffe mean?

As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.

According to this well known legend, a man claiming to be a rat-catcher arrived in Hamelin, Germany, in 1284. In exchange for the promise of compensation, he lured all of the town's rats into a nearby river with his music. When the citizens refused to pay him the price they had agreed upon, however, he did the same with their children. Among those who immortalized this legend are Goethe, Robert Browning, and the brothers Grimm. What actual event is thought to have inspired the tale?