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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.