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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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