The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
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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 calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Aristolochic acid (AA), a component of birthwort,a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times
The Pathways of Water and Solutes in a Plant
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The monastery garden where Mendel carried out his experiments on plant genetics.