Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
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Children with strabismus (crossed eyes) can be treated. They are not able to outgrow this condition on their own, but with help, it can be more easily corrected at a younger age. It is important for infants to have eye examinations as early as possible in their development and then another at age 2 years.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
NaCl crystals dissolving in water
Upward transport of water in xylem.
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, Morning: Willows (central section and right side).
