Thus, the body will eliminate the. 93 radioactive iodine and the thyroid will not absorb and store the radioactive iodine. Therefore, taking. 94 potassium iodide is a method of shutting down the thyroid absorption of iodine (a process call. 95 âblockingâ) until the body rids itself of any radioactive iodine.
Where is the world's longest boardwalk? Not only is it the world's longest boardwalk, it's also America's first boardwalk and considered the world's most famous boardwalk. The world's longest boardwalk opened on June 26 1870 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and currently runs 4 1/2 miles in length. The Atlantic City Boardwalk.
When it finally opened, 50 years ago this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridgeâhonoring the 16th-century Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, though not to the extent of spelling his name correctlyâboasted the longest suspended span in the world: 4,260 feet, or four-fifths of a mile.