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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).