Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
Striking examples where high surface area releases heat.
An adult male giraffe feeding high up on an acacia
Creede, Colorado, circa 1890, a rough silver mining town that grew from 660 people in 1889 to over 1