The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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