The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
