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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).