Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.