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And the last one here, just some straight trivia, and I was going to make this into part of the trivia question, but I thought, no, I'll just add this is just some straight trivia. And you may have heard the saying, I'm sort of paraphrasing here, that poverty feeds a cold and starves a fever. And fever, something interesting with this, and this is one of these things that were thought to be a myth, but there is actually something to it. And fever can produce an environment non-conducive for pathogens by increasing heat and by increasing reactions in the body to eliminate infectious agents. And a lack of appetite could keep mammals from leaving the safety of their dens while they're cognitively and physically impaired. This would also help reduce heat loss. as well, not eating will reduce nutrients, particularly iron, which pathogens could utilize. And lastly, some immune functions like macrophages. These are a type of white blood cell that is in our immune system. And some of these immune functions seem to increase under starvation conditions. So there is something to this. And that was an old saying that some folks said there was nothing to it, but there is a certain element of crew to it.