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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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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.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.