In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
The seven traits that Mendel studied.
Homologous and analogous traits
This red-bellied lemur shows clearly the traits that characterize strepsirhine primates.
The European Core: Cities
The nucleosome core particle derived from X-ray crystal analysis