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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.