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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.