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 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
Schematic of typical plant cell
Female scorpion Compsobuthus werneri carrying its young (white)
Poison ivy plant
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Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.