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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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You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.