In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.