Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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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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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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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.
Measuring BMR via oxygen consumption with indirect calorimetry.
Rising and Setting of Stars at Middle North Latitudes