Word of the week: "phthisiologist," whose first two syllables sound like "thizzy." It is the study of tuberculosis. Lest you think you'll never see that word outside of a medical-school textbook, it appears on a 76-cent U.S. stamp issued last May. The stamp honors phthisiologist Dr. Edward Trudeau, founder of the American Lung Association.

"Lather, rinse, repeat" update: Thanks to Dave Evans of Bellingham, Wash., who led us to a 1999 article in Forbes m ...

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