The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
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Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
A colour print of platypuses from 1863
Palm print
In 2005 historian Angela Lakwete used this print as the cover of Inventing the C
Timothy O'Sullivan (negative) and Alexander Gardner (print), A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, ...