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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.