Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Photograph of a brain specimen with a large malignant tumor.
Cross-section of brain showing cerebrovascular accident.