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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.