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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.

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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.

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