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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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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.