Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
