The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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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.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
True-color view of Mars seen through NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1999
They are divided into four classes: all α, all β, α/β, and α + β