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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.
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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.
Boreal forests, such as this one in Siberian Russia, are dominated by a few species of conifer trees
Sika deer in Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan
A reindeer sled, Arkhangelsk, Russia. Late nineteenth-century photochrom.
The “Big Four” world leaders meet at the Hotel Crillon in Paris, 1919. From left to right (front row
Buddha (Amida), Japan.
The Fukushima disaster in Japan caused many governments to rethink their commitment to nuclear power