Did you know?
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
A male Lestes dryas in the "spread-winged" posture that gives the family its common name
New England children like David, Joanna, and Abigail Mason (painted by an unknown artist around 1670
The Cycle of Violence and Abuse in Intimate Relationships
The risk of dying before the age of 65 gets lower as family income gets higher.
C. Michelangelo The Holy Family (Doni Tondo)
Family drawing by jk kid