The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
Eleanor Antin, Minetta Lane—A Ghost Story.
Climate Change
Climate Change: Volcanoes Timescale
By 2100, significant change will be in the far northern latitudes, parts of Asia, and Sub-Saharan