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If you’re reading this you probably already know how great it feels to donate blood and save lives. But did you know there’s another simple way to save lives? By joining The Blood Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

If there’s one thing everyone loves, it’s Friday. In fact, it’s scientifically proven that Friday is the happiest day of the week. That’s why we decided to open some of our centres for 24-hours, to host our first ever donate-a-thon - Bloody Great Friday. 

It’s everyone’s least favourite time of year: winter. It’s cold, there’s less sunshine and trying to keep a polite barrier between you and your colleague that insists they’ve just got “hay fever” and not a raging, contagious flu is getting increasingly difficult.  

Brush up on these fantastically fun blood facts. You can drop them into conversations to impress your mates, use them at your next trivia night or just find out a bit more about why your blood is so powerful.

1.    Blood types were discovered by Karl Landsteiner in 1901.