factsApproximately 16 Canadians have their appendices removed, when not required, every day. Sumerians (from 5000 BC) thought that the liver made blood and the heart was the center of thought. Men have more blood than women. 1.5 gallons for men versus 0.875 gallons for women. The first Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages were three inches wide and eighteen inches long. You made your own bandage by cutting off as much as you needed. The human brain stops growing at the age of 18. In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the United States per year. Research shows that colds are caused by viruses. 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections. It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech. The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of blood pumped per heartbeat.

Approximately 16 Canadians have their appendices removed, when not required, every day. Sumerians (from 5000 BC) thought that the liver made blood and the heart was the center of thought. Men have more blood than women. 1.5 gallons for men versus 0.875 gallons for women. The first Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages were three inches wide and eighteen inches long. You made your own bandage by cutting off as much as you needed. The human brain stops growing at the age of 18. In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the United States per year. Research shows that colds are caused by viruses. 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections. It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech. The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of blood pumped per heartbeat.