Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
Evolution of man
The tempo of evolution.
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Economic and Social Development
Great Sphinx, Funerary Complex of Khafre "أبو الهول"