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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.