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More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.