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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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.
Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.