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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Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
