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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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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.