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 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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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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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI lab includes the scanning instrument and a computer statio