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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.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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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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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%