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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.