Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
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After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
Old World Swallowtail of the endemic Great Britain subspecies britannicus
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Thanks to agricultural advances, the world’s farmers can grow plenty of food