The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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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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Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.
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