The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Schematic of typical plant cell
A diagrammatic section through a typical adult tooth.
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