The Worst Epidemics Throughout History

Research Difficulties

Those infected with dengue can experience fever, rash, and joint pain. In more severe cases there are reports of overwhelming blood loss and shock, both of which can have fatal consequences. There are five different types of the virus and it can be the result of 4 different other viruses, making it even more difficult to research and create vaccinations for. 

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The More You Know

  • Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • England is hit with more tornadoes per square mile than any other country in the world.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
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