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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.