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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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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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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.