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.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
