Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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A Japanese American child in California tagged for relocation to an internment camp.