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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.