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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.