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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
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.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.