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  2. Sextilis - Wikipedia

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    August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD) Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a ...

  3. August - Wikipedia

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    The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days.

  4. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Generally, it is believed that the cancer arises, or a pre-existing cancer is encouraged, during the process of repairing the trauma, rather than the cancer being caused directly by the trauma. [83] However, repeated injuries to the same tissues might promote excessive cell proliferation, which could then increase the odds of a cancerous mutation.

  5. Portal:Current events/August 2011 - Wikipedia

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    According to the Monday, August 22 Huffington Post online video and short article about them they "are thought to be 3.4 billion years old. Some believe that the organisms could also have lived on Mars , as at the time when they lived there was very little oxygen on Earth , and Mars was known to have had both the water and sulphur necessary to ...

  6. Aug - Wikipedia

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    Aug., the abbreviation of August, the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar; Aug, the IMA symbol for the pyroxene mineral Augite; AUG, the most common start codon, often encoding the amino acid methionine; Augusta Railroad, defunct Arkansas railroad; Augusta State Airport in Augusta, Maine (IATA Code: AUG) Steyr AUG, an assault rifle

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  8. History of cancer - Wikipedia

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    His contemporary Nicolaes Tulp believed that cancer was a poison that slowly spreads, and concluded that it was contagious. [6] In the 1600s, cancer was vulgarly called "the wolf[e]". [7] The first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among ...

  9. Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How the Mayan ...

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    Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand.