Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
A typical bank statement.
Who Ends Up Poor? Poverty by Education and Race-Ethnicity
Race-Ethnicity and Education
Race-Ethnicity and Income Extremes
Prevalence of serious mental illness among U.S. adults by sex, age, and race in 2008.