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There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.
Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.