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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.