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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.