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Research by Mark H. Beers on drug interactions in the elderly led to creating the eponymous Beers Criteria, listing prescription medications that may have negative side effects in older patients. 
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| The Marsala Ship is the first warship known from archeological evidence. |
| "Woolwick" was a fictional name for Kent, Ohio in the writing of Lucien Price. |
| The Arafura Swamp in Australia, the filming location for Ten Canoes, is an important breeding site for crocodiles. |
| Architect Albert C. Martin successfully defended his design of the 28-story Los Angeles City Hall (pictured) against those who argued the city government could fit into the first four floors. |
| Poet David Wagoner's novel The Escape Artist was made into a film by executive producer Francis Ford Coppola. |
| King Rother is the earliest known Spielmannsdichtung heroic epic of wandering minstrels. |
| The 2005 book Baseball Before We Knew It brought new evidence of the origins of baseball into play. |
| Parithimar Kalaignar is best remembered for his sustained efforts to establish Tamil as a classical language. |
| There are more than 1,200 historical markers in Ohio. |
| Ralph Sandwich served as the justice at the 1305 trial of William Wallace. |
| Among the effects of Tropical Storm Allison in Texas was severe damage to the Baylor College of Medicine, including the loss of 60,000 tumor samples. |
| The city of Chuncheon, Korea is famous for dak galbi (pictured), which is made by stir-frying marinated chicken, vegetables, and rice cake in chili pepper paste. |
| Actresses Jane Fonda and Liv Ullman were involved in a campaign for the release of refusenik Ida Nudel from exile. |
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