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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.