Category: Science

Alzheimer’s disease – Interesting and Fun Facts

by Mati8888 | May 14, 2021 | Science | 0 |

Great collection of interesting facts about Alzheimer’s disease. Do you know them all?

Hypertension facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 13, 2020 | Disease, Science | 0 |

People subjected to long-term stress very often have a problem with arterial hypertension. Eating potassium and magnesium can significantly lower blood pressure.

Muscle facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 12, 2020 | Anatomy, Science | 0 |

The tongue does not really consist of one muscle, only 8. Of all the muscles a person has, only the heart never gets tired. Muscle tissue is about 15% denser than body fat.

Mercury facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 12, 2020 | Cosmos, Science | 0 |

The surface temperature varies from -183 ° C to 427 ° C. Mercury’s diameter in the last 3.8 billion years has decreased by 14 km.

Malaria facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 12, 2020 | Disease, Science | 0 |

Over a billion people worldwide are in close contact with malaria. 90% of malaria cases occur in Africa. Over $ 2.5 billion is spent annually on the fight against malaria.

Pi number facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 12, 2020 | Maths, Science | 0 |

William Shanks in the nineteenth century, calculated the first 707 digits Pi by hand, unfortunately made a mistake after 527 place. In the first 31 digits after the comma PI there are no zeros.

Larynx facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 12, 2020 | Anatomy, Science | 0 |

In 1998, the first laryngeal transplant took place at the Cleveland clinic. Man speaks at a frequency of 65 to 260 Hz. Whispering strains our strings more than normal, quiet speech.

Spine facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 11, 2020 | Anatomy, Science | 0 |

We have 33 circles after birth. In adults, 9 of them grow into the sacrum and the tumor. A giraffe has the same number of cervical vertebrae as a human.

Bone facts

by Mati8888 | Dec 11, 2020 | Anatomy, Science | 0 |

An adult has 206 bones. The hardest human bone is the femur. The most common broken bone in adults is the humerus bone, and in children the collarbone.