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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
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.
Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.