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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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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
Walrus Ivory masks made by Yupik in Alaska
A healthy diet is made up of well-balanced nutrients.
Natural defenses against stomach acid.
How to find the domain and range of natural logarithmic functions (Part 1)
Structure of a Sterol Rather than being made from fatty acids
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