Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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A good example of polar molecules can be understood when trying to make a cake. If water and oil are required, they will not mix together. If you put them into a measuring cup, the oil will rise to the top while the water remains on the bottom.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
American Foreign Trade, 1790–1812
Fertility and Population Density, 1850
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
Influences on Temperature: Altitude and Elevation
Atmospheric currents carried radioactive fallout across much of Northern Hemisphere