Fast Facts: Apr. 14
April 14, 2011
- According to a survey for the National Sleep Foundation of America, one-third of workers reported falling asleep on the job.
- About 50 percent of people who are allergic to latex are often also allergic to bananas.
- More wine is consumed in the U.S. on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year.
- The venom of the Southern copperhead has been found to hold a protein called “”Contortrostatin”” that halts the growth of cancer cells and stops the migration of the tumors to other areas.
