On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
