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The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.