Friday, February 27, 2009

Something new

So, I was studying for my Nutrition exam today, when I happened upon an interesting statistic I hadn't noticed before:

"In 1902, diarrhea ranked as the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S., behind Tuberculosis, Pneumonia/Influenza, and Heart Disease."

Wow. I didn't know you could DIE from diarrhea. That's pretty crazy. I guess that's where the term "holy crap" comes from?

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