Facts & Quotes™💡

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“I thought about the days i had handed over to a bottle..the nights i can't remember..the mornings i slept thru..all the time spent running from myself.” ― Mitch Albom, For One More Day #quotes

Childhood is the shortest part of our life but has the longest life in our memories.

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“At least one thing was consistent about her life: It just kept on getting more complicated.” ― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties #quotes

I’m suspicious of people who don’t like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn’t like a person.

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“Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson #quotes

​​How does Body process Medicine? When the human body begins to metabolize a medication, different organs process the ingredients before they are finally released in the bloodstream. While the process may sound straightforward, different drugs dissolve at different rates, different formulas, and dosages breakdown differently and, everybody’s body metabolizes medication uniquely. These are just a few of the many complexities behind the nature of drug absorption and metabolism. The vast majority of medications are taken orally and are broken down within the gastrointestinal tract. Once the medication arrives, it is broken down by stomach acids before it passes through the liver and then enters the bloodstream. Certain medications may stay in the bloodstream longer, it all depends on the dosage and drug family consumed. Gastric acids may prevent or slow the breakdown of certain medications. Additionally, when a medication is metabolized in the liver, its potency will decrease along with its effectiveness before the therapeutic reaches the bloodstream. The method of drug consumption affects the rate at which the medicine travels throughout the bloodstream. The solubility of the medication also affects how long it will take for the medication to dissolve. In general, it typically takes approximately 30 minutes for most medications to dissolve. When a medication is coated in a special coating, which may help protect the drug from stomach acids, often times it may take longer for the therapeutic to reach the bloodstream. For example, aspirin may dissolve in a matter of minutes, while gelcaps may take much longer, due to their gel coating. These pills may also be easier to swallow, so it is important to weigh the pros and cons of different medications.

If history has taught us anything, it is that no one will learn from it.

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Grasshoppers evolved about 10 million years before grass #funfact

The Icelandic translation of ‘satellite images’ - GERVITUNGLAMYNDIR- translates into ‘fake moon pictures’. #funfact

‘Yé-yé’ was a style of 1960s French music influenced by American rock ‘n’ roll. The name comes from the English ‘yeah-yeah’, which is, as Merriam-Webster puts it, an ‘exclamation often interpolated in rock 'n' roll performances’. #funfact #music For more...

“All I know is I make sense to me- it's other people who seem complicated.” ― Tara Kelly, Harmonic Feedback #quotes

Meet Kefir, the cat so big that people think it’s a dog. At less than 2 years old, the Maine Coon cat that lives in Russia weighs around 27lbs and is on track to be the world’s biggest domestic cat. #animals #rank

According to a study by Worchester Polytechnic Institute, baseball is the most boring sport in the world to watch. Premier League football is the least boring. #psychology

When a goose gets sick or wounded mid-flight and falls out of formation, two other geese will follow it down to protect and help it They stay with the injured goose until it can fly or until it dies #birds #geese #funfact

​​In the classical era, many Greeks and Romans wiped their bottoms on pottery shards called ‘pessoi’. Historians think this was probably quite dangerous. #funfact

Ostrich kicks can kill humans and lions #animals #birds #ostrich