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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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.
Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.