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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.