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Boston scientists have developed a lotion that tans the skin without exposing it to sunlight. The research, conducted thus far only on mice, found that the lotion prompts skin cells to produce melanin, the darkening pigment that protects the skin from harmful UV radiation. The fair-skinned mice in the study developed substantial tans after receiving regular applications of the cream. Scientists used to a compound called forskolin to trigger the tanning.

DEFINITION: (noun) Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other to the left arm; traditionally worn by Jewish men during morning worship, except on the Sabbath and holidays. SYNONYMS: tefillin. USAGE: Just before his bar mitzvah, his father took him to buy phylacteries.

Chifley was the 16th Prime Minister of Australia and one of its most influential leaders. His career in politics began with his participation in the founding of the Australian engine drivers' union and his active membership in the Labor Party. Throughout the Great Depression and WWII, he oversaw numerous reforms in the fields of immigration, citizenship, social security, and intelligence gathering. One of the few successful referenda to modify what document took place during his term?

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Bulgaria was an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire, but with the advent of revolution in Turkey, Prince Ferdinand declared Bulgaria an independent state in 1908 with himself as czar. Bulgaria was victorious against Turkey in the First Balkan Wars, but claims to Macedonia involved the state in the Second Balkan War with its former allies Greece and Serbia, and it was soon defeated. What other political events did the Macedonian issue lead to?

Ludwig II ascended the throne in 1864 and reigned until his death in 1886. His brooding good looks and relatively peaceful reign made him a popular king, but he was unsuccessful at producing an heir and struggled with desires that conflicted with his Catholicism. As his rule progressed, he spent more and more of his time living in seclusion in his extravagant palaces. What was mysterious about Ludwig's death?