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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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
National Guardsmen firing into a crowd of antiwar protesters at Kent State University killed four ...