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The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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.