The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Electrostatic interactions of oppositely charged ions of salt
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