The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Image was downloaded from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory web site
A color-enhanced MRI image of the skull.
Exterior View of Tholos, The So-called Treasury of Atreus
Mass spectrometry of a synthetic version of collagen peptide