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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.