The human body makes one-eighth to one-fourth teaspoons of pure cholesterol daily. A cholesterol level of 5.5 or below is recommended for an adult. The rise of cholesterol in the body can give a condition in which excessive cholesterol is deposited in artery walls called atherosclerosis.
V igo the Carpathian: he was the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldavia, and one very bad painting. Played by Wilhelm von Homburg and voiced by Max von Sydow, he was also the villain in Ghostbusters II. But heâs best known as a painting, even though itâs a lot more complicated than that.
Eratosthenes was a Greek expert in many disciplines, including astronomy, geography, and mathematics. He is most famous for his calculation of Earth's circumference and for inventing the word geography. Born in Cyrene, in what is now Libya, in 276 B.C., Eratosthenes grew up curious and went to Athens to learn more about the world around him. He studied at Plato's Academy and learned Stoicism from its founder, Zeno.