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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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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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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.