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Nearly 100 years ago, a neighbourhood was swamped by a tidal wave of molasses.

The killer flood made of molasses

Nearly 100 years ago, a Boston neighbourhood was swamped by a tidal wave of molasses. Veronique Greenwood looks at a design defect that created a bizarre – and deadly – flood.

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By JENNIFER A. KINGSON
Recent developments in health and science news. This week: A molasses spill has been killing marine life and a $33.2 million grant will go toward Alzheimer’s research.

"Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil." — Jean Paul Getty

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Oil Rig

Oil. Black gold. It can be nearly colorless or jet black (not to mention the many shades in between). It can be thinner than water or thicker than molasses. It can come in a form as light as gas or as heavy as asphalt. Much of the world's crude oil comes from wells drilled from underground or under the ocean floor. The most important primary fossil fuel, petroleum has been used for centuries, with the first wells known to have been drilled in 8th-century China. On this date, 150 years ago, Edwin Drake drilled the first successful US oil well, near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

molasses

Syllabification: (mo·las·ses)

Pronunciation: /məˈlasəz/

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noun

• thick, dark brown syrup obtained from raw sugar during the refining process, a version of which is used in baking.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Portuguese melaço, from late Latin mellacium 'must', based on mel 'honey'

molasses

[名][U]糖蜜(とうみつ)（((英))treacle）；（砂糖キビから採れる）糖液

(as) slow as mola


hermit

n.

1. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
2. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

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[Middle English heremite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin herēmīta, from Late Latin erēmīta, from Greek erēmītēs, from erēmiā, desert, from erēmos, solitary.]