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* Flexor Hallicis Longus
The flexor hallicis longus muscle is the long muscle that bends the big toe: 1
Flexor = A muscle that flexes a joint
Hallicis = Great toe
Longus = Long
* Prostate Cancer
Not counting some forms of skin cancer, prostate cancer in the United States is the most common cancer in men, no matter your race or ethnicity. 16
* Does Your Heart Stop When You Sneeze?
No, your heart does not stop when you sneeze. 1
* 300 Bones at Birth
A baby has about 300 bones at birth, but an adult only has 206 bones. That's because some of the bones in a baby are made of a material called cartilage, which is soft and flexible to start, and over the years as a child grows, the cartilage grows and slowly hardens into bone. This growth process ends between the ages of 17 and 25. 13
* Sternutation
Sneezing is called sternutation. 1
* Tuberculosis (TB)
An ancient disease, Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major causes of disability and death worldwide. In 2006, 9.2 million new cases of TB emerged and TB killed 1.7 million people. 14
* Missing Kidney at Birth
If one functional kidney is missing from birth, the other kidney can grow to reach a size similar to the combined weight of two kidneys. 9
* 100 Miles Per Hour
Sneezes can travel at a speed of 100 miles per hour and the wet spray can radiate five feet. 1
* Nephrons
Waste is collected out of the blood by tiny filters inside the kidneys, called nephrons, pronounced - NEF-rahns. There are about 1 million nephrons inside each kidney. 8
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