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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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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.