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Did you know?
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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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.