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Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.