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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.