They actually broke down the number of cells by organs and cell types, going through the literature available to come up with a detailed list of volumes and densities in everything from intestines to knees. So, for example, there are 50 billion fat cells in the average body, and 2 billion heart muscle cells. Adding all those up, they got 37.2 million. (This doesnât include any of the millions of microbes living on you, by the way.) The authors point out that this isnât simply a good pub trivia question.
What Are Aid and Attendance Benefits? Aid and Attendance is a benefit paid by Veterans Affairs (VA) to veterans, veteran spouses or surviving spouses. It is paid in addition to a veteran's basic pension. The benefit may not be paid without eligibility to a VA basic pension.
If you have a tax free component, this is regarded as a deductible amount for income support pension purposes, and reduces the amount of your assessable income. For example, an annual superannuation of $5000 less an annual deductible amount (tax free component) of $100 is divided by 26 fortnights. Note: If you have reached qualifying age or age pension age, depending on what type of pension you receive, the first $250 of your employment income in a fortnight is disregarded under the Work Bonus. 2  For further details, refer to the information about the Work Bonus in Wages and Earnings later in this chapter.