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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.

