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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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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.