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Interesting Facts
Short Interesting Facts About Us, the Human Body & More...
Did You Know That...
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* Your Nose
There are an estimated 5 million scent receptors in the human nose. 1
* Fire Deaths and Injuries
On average in the United States in 2008, someone died in a fire about every 158 minutes, and someone was injured every 31 minutes. Four out of five U.S. fire deaths in 2008 occurred in homes. 16
* Organ Transplant
Over 79,000 patients in the United States are currently waiting for an organ transplant. Nearly 3,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month. 5
* MDMA is Illegal
For most abusers, a "hit" of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine - MDMA) lasts for 3 to 6 hours. Once the pill is swallowed, it takes only about 15 minutes for MDMA to enter the bloodstream and reach the brain. About 45 minutes later, a user experiences MDMA's peak level (high). It's downhill from there, unless the user "bumps" and takes more MDMA. But even if a person takes only one pill, the side effects of MDMA - including feelings of sadness, anxiety, depression, and memory difficulties - can last for several days to a week, or longer in regular MDMA users. 6
* Street Names or Slang Words for MDMA
Street names or slang words for MDMA include ecstasy, adam, E, X, XTC, hug, beans, love drug, b-bombs, clarity, cristal, decadence, disco biscuit, essence, eve, go, iboga, morning shot, pollutants, scooby snacks, speed for lovers, lover's speed, sweeties, and wheels. 7
* Using MDMA
Using MDMA can cause confusion, depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, craving for the drug, paranoia, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, nausea, blurred vision, tremors, rapid eye movement, sweating, or chills, increase heart rate and blood pressure, dehydration, hyperthermia (exceptionally high fever), and heart or kidney failure (if they use the drug while physically exerting themselves or in hot environments, such as raves or techno parties, where they may be dancing among crowds of people.) 7
* Sweat Glands
You have two to four million sweat glands all over the body. 13
* Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes
In the United States during 2005, 4,544 teens ages 16 to 19 died of injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes. In the same year, nearly 400,000 motor vehicle occupants in this age group sustained nonfatal injuries that required treatment in an emergency department. 16
* Your Jaw
With all muscles of the jaw working together it can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars. 1
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