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Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.