In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.