The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
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Symptoms of kidney problems include a loss of appetite, back pain (which may be sudden and intense), chills, abdominal pain, fluid retention, nausea, the urge to urinate, vomiting, and fever.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.
Playing sedentary games contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic
Scaling the Earth down to the size of a basketball, the Moon is roughly the size of a tennis ball. T