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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
The American paddlefish is poached for its eggs
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