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1) Arachidonate: spider Chinese religion lipid French tricycle
Arachidonate is a fatty acid precursor to hormone-like molecules (e.g., leukotrienes, prostaglandins, thromboxanes) involved in smooth muscle contraction (e.g., stimulating muscles during labor), blood clotting, regulating blood pressure, treatments of ulcers, asthma, prevention of heart attacks, abortifacients. It is a lipid; spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks are arachnids.
Contributed by Franck Dayan.

Higher Education Research Institute report: Averages for tenured professors:
2) h/wk in class 10 16 6 28
3) wk/yr worked 20 30 40 50

4) Median American income, 2 workers/family, 80h/wk, 50wk/yr 30K 40K 50K 60K

Contributed by Joe Verica:
5) In youth soccer, the current Pope was forward fullback goalie coach
6) Last non-Italian pope was Dutch Fr. Sp. Ger. Portuguese
Pope Adrian VI, way back in 1522, was a Dutchmen, the last non-Italian Pope before the present Pole.

7) "Guru" is borrowed from a language of: Indonesia, "member" France, "aficionado" India, "master" Aztecs, "doctor"
From the language 'Hindi', most widely spoken and understood language in India, means 'master,' esp. on a particular subject. In times past, tutors/teachers were referred as 'Guru.' Still in use where Hindi is the only medium of instruction. Britishers arrived in India in 1700's, ruling for almost 100 years, thus English acquired many words from the local language 'Hindi.'
Contributed by Jitender Bhatia (or e-mail)

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9) The band:
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