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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.