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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.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
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.