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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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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.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").