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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
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.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.