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Did you know?
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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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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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.