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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.