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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.