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Gender diversity in Congress  Racial diversity in Congress Footnotes: African-Americans Note: The data do not include nonvoting delegates or commissioners. Figures represent the makeup of Congress on the first day of the session. a. After the 56th Congress, there were no African American members in either the House or Senate until the 71st Congress. b. Roland Burris was not seated on the first day of the 111th session. c. Tim Scott, who was appointed on December 17th to replace outgoing Senator Jim DeMint is included in the Senate totals. Source: Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1977, H. Doc. 95-258, 95th Cong., 1st sess., 1977; Congressional Quarterly Almanac (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, various editions); Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, http://clerk.house.gov; “Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile," Congressional Research Service Asians Note: The data do not...

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The Ancient Greeks used pottery shards to wipe their bottoms. The shards were sometimes inscribed with the name of their enemies. Tondo from a kylix - Late Archaic Period, about 510–500 B.C. : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Amidst the toilet paper crisis, I thought it would be interesting to go through some historical facts about TP. According to a paper that looked into " Toilet hygiene in the classical era ", “during the Greco-Roman period, a sponge fixed to a stick (tersorium) was used to clean the buttocks after defecation; the sponge was then replaced in a bucket filled with salt water or vinegar water. Another technique was to use oval or circular fragments of ceramic known as “pessoi” (meaning pebbles). The use of a pessos can still be seen on a Greek cylix (wine cup) conserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, US. The cup, dating from 6th century BC, was found in Orvieto, Italy, and shows a man,semi-squatting with his clothing raised. The man is main...

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How contagious is a disease? The reproduction number, or R0, describes how many additional cases of a disease each infected person will cause during their infectious period.  Source: J. Eisenberg, R0: How Scientists Quantify the Intensity of an Outbreak Like  Coronavirus and Its Pandemic Potential Basic protective measures against the COVID-19:  https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public Guide to prevent the spread if you are a confirmed or suspected patient of COVID-19:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html