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Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
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You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
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Carbamazepine can interfere with the results of home pregnancy tests. If you are taking carbamazepine, do not try to test for pregnancy at home.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
A peroxidation reaction involving a fatty acid is depicted in the figure below.
Cranial capacity has increased approximately fourfold over the last 3.5 million years of hominin evo
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Demonstrate the Application of Triangular, Figure-Eight, and Tubular Bandages
The cube of insulating material shown in the figure has one corner at the origin. Each side of ...
Frequency distribution of phenotypes from the possible offspring in Figure 5.7. Height of the offspr