Carotid artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in arteries that deliver blood to your brain. Plaques are clumps of cholesterol, calcium, fibrous tissue and other cellular debris that gather at microscopic injury sites within the artery. This process is called atherosclerosis.
Great white sharks may not be the world's biggest sharks, since that title goes to the whale shark, but they are the planet's largest known predatory fish. Whale sharks and great whites couldn't be more different in temperament.
Great white shark. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a species of shark. They are world's largest living predatory fish. Mature sharks may grow up to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length and 3,324 kg (7,328 lb) in weight). There also have been a few reports of great white sharks measuring over 8 m (26 ft).