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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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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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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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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.