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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.