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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.