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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.