Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
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There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
A Royal Bengal Tiger, the largest big cat in Bannerghatta National Park, India
Alligators of various ages in Everglades National Park
A Platypus swimming in Broken River, Eungella National Park, Queensland, Australia.