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Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Rates of water loss by two turtles and a tortoise indicate an inverse relationship between the dryne
The sense of hearing.
A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment
During my research in India, I interviewed this 8-year-old girl. Mahashury is a bonded laborer who ...
Language and Color Perception
Retroauricular Ecchymosis (Battle's Sign)