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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.