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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.