During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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