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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.