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Blood bank pioneer Charles Drew was killed in a car crash in 1950. His injuries were too severe for him to be saved. Per wiki a passenger says a blood transfusion might have killed him sooner. Are there any reasons/conditions why a blood transfusion could kill a trauma victim sooner ? If so, how ?

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Why was India such a speedster ? The Indian continental plate moved at speeds of upto 15 cm/6 inches per year for 30 million years as it broke away from Gondwana and Madagascar and moved to Asia (about twice as fast as continental drift nowadays)

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Do pet dogs have accents that vary based on the geography/human family they are brought up with ?

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How has Corrupted Blood and other studies of virtual world pandemics influenced and contrasted with real world studies of epidemic reaction ? How useful has it been and what, if any were the major flaws or differences ?

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Blood bank pioneer Charles Drew was killed in a car crash in 1950. His injuries were too severe for him to be saved. Per wiki a passenger says a blood transfusion might have killed him sooner. Are there any reasons/conditions why a blood transfusion could kill a trauma victim sooner ? If so, how ?	3245
Why was India such a speedster ? The Indian continental plate moved at speeds of upto 15 cm/6 inches per year for 30 million years as it broke away from Gondwana and Madagascar and moved to Asia (about twice as fast as continental drift nowadays)	34
Do pet dogs have accents that vary based on the geography/human family they are brought up with ?	1
How has Corrupted Blood and other studies of virtual world pandemics influenced and contrasted with real world studies of epidemic reaction ? How useful has it been and what, if any were the major flaws or differences ?	1