Did you know… Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928.  He named it Penicillin.  An antibiotic is medicine that kills or stops bacteria and other tiny organisms from growing. 

Do you know what your blood group is?  Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood groups in 1901.  He classified human blood into A, B, AB, and O groups.  Landsteiner was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1930 for his outstanding work on blood groups. 

Did you know… Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. 

Do you know who invented the stethoscope?  A French doctor named Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816.  A stethoscope is a tool doctors use to listen to the sounds made by the body. 

Did you know… An adult’s small intestine is a long tube that if stretched out, it would be about 22 feet long. 

Do you know what the caduceus stands for?  The caduceus has two snakes coiled around a winged pole and it is the symbol of the medical profession.

Did you know… A Greek physician called Hippocrates is considered “The father of Medicine”.  He was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos in Greece.  Hippocrates was a famous doctor who practiced and taught medicine. He founded the Hippocratic School of Medicine. 

Do you know how many bones are in your body?  An adult human has 206 bones.  Bones protect organs like the heart, brain and lungs.  The thighbone or the femur is the longest bone in the body.  The smallest bone is in the ear and is called the stirrup bone. 

Did you know… The skin is the largest organ. 

Did you know… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.  It is a humanitarian organization.  Their mission is to protect and help people.