Queen Elizabeth I may have died from Ludwig’s angina, an infection of the tissues on the floor of the mouth.

Namaste means: “I honor the place within you in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place within you which is of love, of trust, of light, and of peace. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me. … We are one.”

Medieval monks’ beer ration was up to 5 liters a day.

Iodine was first added to salt to combat goiter. But iodine deficiency disorder is the single greatest cause of preventable mental retardation. And some countries have salt with higher iodine content than the U.S.

The bacteria that gives limburger cheese its smell is the same one responsible for human body odor.

This article appears in January 11 • 2008.

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