During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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