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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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.
Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.