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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.