Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology Fascinating And Intriguing... Let us start this year with some really fascinating information, presented by New York Times recently. Some of it might be shocking, some expected, but overall, we just do not get to read this kind of news very often. I want to share it with you as a part of my resolution to be optimistic in 2025 and enjoy every possible moment. ...Americans spent $147 billion on their pets in 2023, which includes the cost of veterinary care and over the counter medicine...' ...There is no federal law banning the creation of fake images of people... ...Nearly half of Australian's birds and 90% of its mammals, reptiles, and frogs are found nowhere else on the planet... ....Rats are prodigious breeders, with one pair having the potential to produce 15,000 descendants in a year... ...George Washington's dentures were made from, among other things, hippo tusks... ...Globally, the number of lives lost to alcohol is about 3 million a year. That's about four times more than the number of women who die from breast cancer every year...' ...5525 miles, the border separating the United States and Canada is the longest between any two countries...' '... The water consumption of the average guest at a luxury hotel is five times that of a resident...' ...As many as 95% of the planet's fungal species have yet to be described... ...About 600 Zombie movies have been released since 1920, more than half of them in the 21st century... ... About 800 million people across the world lack access to electricity, down from over 1.5 billion in 1998... .... How long do crows hold a grudge? Based on his experiment, John Marzluff, a professor of the University of Washington in Seattle, estimates the birds remember those who have done them wrong for 17 years... Enjoy! Michael Bukhalo, MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Tel. 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net Business Insight presented by Arlington Dermatology Fascinating And Intriguing ... Let us start this year with some really fascinating information , presented by New York Times recently . Some of it might be shocking , some expected , but overall , we just do not get to read this kind of news very often . I want to share it with you as a part of my resolution to be optimistic in 2025 and enjoy every possible moment . ... Americans spent $ 147 billion on their pets in 2023 , which includes the cost of veterinary care and over the counter medicine ... ' ... There is no federal law banning the creation of fake images of people ... ... Nearly half of Australian's birds and 90 % of its mammals , reptiles , and frogs are found nowhere else on the planet ... .... Rats are prodigious breeders , with one pair having the potential to produce 15,000 descendants in a year ... ... George Washington's dentures were made from , among other things , hippo tusks ... ... Globally , the number of lives lost to alcohol is about 3 million a year . That's about four times more than the number of women who die from breast cancer every year ... ' ... 5525 miles , the border separating the United States and Canada is the longest between any two countries ... ' ' ... The water consumption of the average guest at a luxury hotel is five times that of a resident ... ' ... As many as 95 % of the planet's fungal species have yet to be described ... ... About 600 Zombie movies have been released since 1920 , more than half of them in the 21st century ... ... About 800 million people across the world lack access to electricity , down from over 1.5 billion in 1998 ... .... How long do crows hold a grudge ? Based on his experiment , John Marzluff , a professor of the University of Washington in Seattle , estimates the birds remember those who have done them wrong for 17 years ... Enjoy ! Michael Bukhalo , MD Arlington Dermatology 5301 Keystone Court Rolling Meadows , IL 60008 Tel . 847 392 5440 | www.arlingtondermatology.net