Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.
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Size comparison of Earth and Mars.
Microscopic photo taken by Opportunity showing a gray hematite concretion, indicative of the past pr