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    There is a disease called ichthyosis that turns the skin scaly like a fish.
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    Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.
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    It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, and almost every organ from the pelvic and groin area.
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    If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival.
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    Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, women are more likely to die within a year from having a heart attack.
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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
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