Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
77
The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite it accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
8
If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
28
A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
156
Men get hiccups more often than women.
93
An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
73
If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
22
Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
103