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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.