Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : scut , n :
(obsolete) A hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hunt. A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. (by extension) The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva. […] (chiefly Ireland, colloquial) A contemptible person. […] (also attributively) Distasteful work; drudgery; specifically (medicine, slang) some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.

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Hello, Information from NASA NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved

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Hello, Information from NASA NASA will honor the first class of astronaut candidates to graduate under the Artemis program at 10:30 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two years of basic training, these candidates will become eligible for spaceflight, including assignments to the International Space Station, Art

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