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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.