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A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.