Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Mysteries of vernacular:

Sarcophagus,

a stone coffin typically adorned

with decorative carvings or inscriptions.

The history of the word sarcophagu

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Mysteries of vernacular:

X-ray,

a form of electromagnetic radiation

capable of penetrating solids.

The word X-ray harkens back

to the work of Rene Descartes,

a French philosopher,

mathematician,

and w

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