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Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
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Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.
Dish from Ecuador called "Cuy"
All living apes possess rotating, suspensory shoulders, including humans.
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to office in California.
The Morris Adjustable Chair, designed by Philip Webb, made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair.
Porcelain Evaporating Dish