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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Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
