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Thursday, May 24, 2012

La petite mort - Little Death

The little death is translation from the French "la petite mort", a popular reference for a sexual orgasm. The term has been broadly expanded to include specific instances of blacking out after orgasm and other supposed spiritual releases that come with orgasm.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Boss - Origin of the word

From the Dutch word 'baas', meaning 'master'.

BUPA - largest British healthcare organisation in the United Kingdom


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Bupa (originally, the British United Provident Association) was established in 1947 when 17 British provident associations joined together to provide healthcare for the general public. The original services offered by Bupa included private medical insurance, and eventually expanded to include privately-run Bupa hospitals. Bupa had an initial registration of 38,000 when founded, but currently has over 11 million members worldwide, and is the largest private health insurance provider in the UK.

It is a private healthcare company, an alternative to the UK's National Health Service (NHS), which is a tax-funded healthcare system.