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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Although not all of the following muscle groups are commonly used, intramuscular injections may be given into the abdominals, biceps, calves, deltoids, gluteals, laterals, pectorals, quadriceps, trapezoids, and triceps.
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.