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Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.