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Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.