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Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.