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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.