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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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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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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.
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Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.