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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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Essential fatty acids have been shown to be effective against ulcers, asthma, dental cavities, and skin disorders such as acne.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.