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  2. Thiamine deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (vitamin B 1). [1] A severe and chronic form is known as beriberi. [1] [7] The name beriberi was possibly borrowed in the 18th century from the Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”), owing to the weakness caused by the condition.

  3. Beriberi - Wikipedia

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  4. Berberis - Wikipedia

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    Berberis (/ ˈ b ɜːr b ər ɪ s /), commonly known as barberry, [1] [2] is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia).

  5. Adolphe Vorderman - Wikipedia

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    In 1897, Vorderman visited all of the around 100 prisons on the island of Java. He took samples of the prison rice and examined the prison records to determine the number of beriberi cases. He kept the real purpose of his visits secret so that word did not get around the Chinese rice suppliers and lead them to change the type of rice they provided.

  6. Wildlife of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Canada or biodiversity of Canada consist of over 80,000 classified species, [a] and an equal number thought yet to be recognized. [3] Known fauna and flora have been identified from five kingdoms: [ 4 ] protozoa represent approximately 1% of recorded species; chromist (approximately 4); fungis (approximately 16%); plants ...

  7. Pollution in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Leduc oil. Pollution is an environmental issue in Canada.It has posed health risks to the Canadian population and is an area of concern for Canadian lawmakers. Air, water and soil pollution as well as the associated health effects are prominent points of contention in modern Canadian society.

  8. Flu season Canada: How bad - AOL

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  9. Garter snake - Wikipedia

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    The poisonous aspect comes from their diet so if they are not eating poisonous frogs they are not in fact poisonous as an individual. Taxonomy The first garter snake to be scientifically described was the eastern garter snake (now Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis ), by zoologist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.