James K. Polk was the first Tennessean to be catheterized.

Neon burns red by itself. Argon burns purple.

According to one Christian, the Bible defines the word “fool” as a person who doesn’t believe in Jesus.

A 2005 American Progress study found that it would cost at least $206 billion over five years to deport all undocumented workers. The annual $41.2 billion cost exceeds the entire FY06 budget for the Department of Homeland Security.

When tattoo ink is deposited in the dermis, the body mounts an immune response with macrophages, phagocytes, and mast cells. As the damaged epidermis and dermis heal, dermal fibroblasts interlock the ink containing phagocytes in a collagen network just beneath the dermis/epidermis junction. That’s how the ink stays put for years.

This article appears in April 7 • 2006.

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