The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
Increasing Costs of Natural Disasters
Types of ecosystem service vs. total global value per year
Total Solid Waste, MSW per Capita
Agricultural Land as a Fraction of Total Wealth in the United Kingdom