Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older.

There are 400 species of bacteria in the human colon.

Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

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