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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.