In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
Dreams Disappeared in a Cloud of Dust
Artist's conception of the birth of a star within a dense molecular cloud.
Biological transistor enables computing within living cells