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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.