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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.