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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.