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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.