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Researchers found evidence that olive oil can reduce oxidative damage to cells' genetic material, a process that can initiate cancer development. Researchers suspect that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil are behind the effect and say the findings suggest that olive oil may be part of the reason that breast, colon, ovarian, and prostate cancers are less common in Mediterranean countries than in Northern Europe.

DEFINITION: (noun) An ancient Roman measure for liquids, equal to about seven eighths of a U.S. gallon (3.3 liters). SYNONYMS: gallon, Imperial gallon. USAGE: Cato tells us that he was wont to give each of his slaves a congius of wine at the Saturnalia and Compitalia.

Mudd was a medical doctor who was a proponent of slavery. He gave medical attention to Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, hours after Booth fled the crime scene at Ford's Theater. Charged with conspiracy to murder the President, Mudd stood trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1865. He was pardoned by President Johnson in 1869, and he returned home to Maryland. Of the eight people charged with conspiring to assassinate Lincoln, how many were hanged?

Because New Orleans controlled the Mississippi River, which was important for shipping goods to the West, President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the city from France. American negotiators were prepared to pay $2 million for the land, but Napoleon ultimately sold the entire Louisiana territory, including New Orleans, to the US for only 3 cents per acre. The purchase doubled the size of the national domain. Why did Napoleon part with the territory for such a small sum?

Ragtime is an American piano style emphasizing syncopation and polyrhythm. It was the earliest form of jazz to exert a wide appeal, reaching the peak of its popularity around the years 1900–1918. It descended from the jigs and marches played by all-black bands common in Northern cities with black populations, and it spread through sheet music and player-piano rolls. Scott Joplin was arguably the most sophisticated and famous ragtime composer. What are the different ragtime styles?