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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
A child with a hearing impairment wears a hearing aid (as noted in his left ear).
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Mazie Hirono, the first Japanese American woman to be elected a U.S. senator.
Photo of a sign taken at an emissions test facility.
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