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Did you know?
Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.