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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.