Random fact #57

Thomas Edison's assistant died of x-ray burns caused while Edison experimented with over 1800 fluorescent materials for use in x-ray imaging.

Random Fact #56

A headache is determined as a migraine only if the pain:

-Is unilateral focusing in the frontal/temporal area of the head.

-Has a throbbing characteristic with each pulse.

-Gets worse with exercise or exposure to light and or sound.

Random Fact #55

Sperm containing the X chromosome create a female and Y male.  It is theorized that there are more males born because the Y chromosome sperm is smaller and and can swim faster.  That's right guys are the result of faster swimmers.

Random Fact #54

Symptoms of syphilis go through 3 stages.  The symptoms sometimes go untreated and the third stage can cause serious neurological impairment.  It is thought that mental hospitals at one time had many third stage syphilis patients.  Al Capone went crazy with it.

Random Fact #53

                        There are approx 1.2 billion people worldwide infected with the roundworm parasite.

                         

Random Fact # 52

Every year there are 25,000 babies born with a heart defect.
Trav you aren't that special.

Random Fact #51

It is estimated that 1/4 pregnancies end in miscarriage.  Most of these pregnancies end in the first few days after conception and most are due to chromosomal defects.