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The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
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.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.