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Cholera, a dangerous bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment, may be significantly reduced through diet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

This age group of drivers account for 24% of fatal or serious collisions despite holding just 8% of licences, she added.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Overreliance on Ford’s F 2.94%increase; green up pointing triangle hands-free driving system and limitations of the technology were partly to blame in two fatal 2024 crashes that left three people dead, federal investigators said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Roadway speed cameras have been proved to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to LADOT.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I am told by Will that I should not fear Carolinian numbers so much as Virginian sharpshooters, who, armed with rifles, can far outreach the musket in range and fatal accuracy.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson