Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.