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There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.
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Computer programs are available that crosscheck a new drug's possible trade name with all other trade names currently available. These programs detect dangerous similarities between names and alert the manufacturer of the drug.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
Aerial and close-up views of a large biodiversity experiment in Cedar Creek, Minnesota. Each of the
Why are some of the letters above the red line and some letters below?
Line analysis of Titian, Assumption and Consecration of the Virgin.
Dead Weight Testers Experiment
A Schematic Representation of the Flawed Predator Experiment
Nuchal Line