The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Grace Service, a YMCA missionary, explained that these porters worked at the base of Mount Omei in S
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Radiative forcing expresses change in energy input over time