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Did you know?
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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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.

