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4 Jul 2008
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Since about 1990, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) has been abused in the U.S. for euphoric, sedative, and anabolic (body-building) effects. GHB use associated with sexual assault has surpassed Rohypnol use associated with sexual assault.
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After 1909, Peyton Rous abandoned research on the virus he had discovered, convinced that it held no relevance for understanding the root causes of human cancer. In 1966,he received the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology for the work he had done on it.
As well as St. Paul's Cathedral, Sir Christopher Wren built fifty-one other churches in London between 1670 and 1711.
Goldfish history can be traced back over 1500 years to Ancient China. Today 'Jaws' is the most popular name for a goldfish. They were introduced to Australia in 1876 and are now widely distributed in streams and ponds through the southern half of the country.
Ticks are second only to the mosquito as the most dangerous parasites to humans.
Karoly Takacs was a member of the Hungarian world champion pistol shooting team in 1938 when a grenade shattered his right hand - his pistol hand. Takacs taught himself to shoot with his left hand and, ten years later, he won an Olympic gold medal in the rapid-fire pistol event.
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One US study has shown that centenarians managed stress better than their contemporaries who died earlier.
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The highest navigable lake in the world is Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
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A Boeing jet plane weighs about 900,000 pounds.
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Goldfish history can be traced back over 1500 years to Ancient China. Today 'Jaws' is the most popular name for a goldfish. They were introduced to Australia in 1876 and are now widely distributed in streams and ponds through the southern half of the country.
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The mummified body of Lady Dai, who died in China between 145 and 178 BC, is so well-preserved that it could be autopsied by scientists as if it were recently dead.
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One million, million, million, million, millionth of a second after the Big Bang the Universe was the size of a ...pea.
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At the heart of the Sun 600 million tonnes of hydrogen are converted into helium every second.
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The final episode of MASH was screened in the US on February 28th 1983 and got a record audience of 50,150,000 viewers. The 'Who Shot JR?' episode of Dallas was screened on November 21st 1980 and got 41,470,000 viewers in the United States.
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The next transit is on June 6, 2012 and will be visible from northwestern North America, northern Asia, Japan, Korea, eastern China, Philippines, eastern Australia, and New Zealand, according to NASA. Portions of the 2012 event will be visible in parts of North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
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