Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Astronomers identified 12-billion-year-old white dwarf stars only 100 light years away from Earth
In 2008, the U.S. economy suffered a gaping wound as several trillion dollars were ripped out of it.
This portrait of Thomas Jefferson is considered an accurate likeness, painted when he was thirty-sev
Student Test Scores versus GDP per Capita
Remaining health-adjusted life expectancy (years) at age 25