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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.