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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.