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The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.