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• [Health fact 1] It was widely assumed that infants felt no pain and they routinely underwent major surgeries without anesthesia up until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987.

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• [Health fact 2] The kryptonite ring is worn by Lex Luthor eventually gave him cancer and his right hand had to be amputated.

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• [Health fact 3] Higher intelligence is linked with higher rates of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, causing the "mad scientist" stereotype to have ground in reality.

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• [Health fact 4] The Placebo effect is stronger in the US than in other countries, causing a problem for medicinal trials.

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• [Health fact 5] At Frank Sinatra's birth, the doctor thought he was stillborn. Blue and not breathing, the doctor laid him on the counter while he attended to Sinatra’s mother. It was only when his grandmother picked up the newborn, ran him under cold water, and slapped his back that Sinatra started breathing.

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• [Health fact 6] In an interview in 2008, Olympic medalist swimmer Michael Phelps admitted that he consumed 10,000 calories a day, while in training. It is approximately five times the normal caloric intake for the average adult male. His diet was not limited to 2 pounds of pasta a day, 3 chocolate chip pancakes, one 5-egg omelet, 3 fried egg sandwiches, lots of energy drinks & coffee.

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• [Health fact 7] In 1995, St. Jude's Hospital received an anonymous letter with a $1 million winning McDonald's Monopoly game piece. Although it was against the rules to transfer prizes, McDonald's honored it even after learning that the piece was sent by an individual involved in an embezzlement scheme.

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• [Health fact 8] The word “assassin” derives from “hashish”, referring to Nizari Ismailis, who operated out of Lebanon. They were a medieval sect of fanatical Muslims who only answered to a leader known as the “Old Man of the Mountains.” They had a penchant for covertly murdering many leaders of opposing forces after consuming large quantities of hashish. Hashishin (or “pot addict”) was a derogatory term applied to this sect by their enemies, as marijuana is outlawed under Islam.

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• [Health fact 9] While George Harrison was being treated for a brain tumor in Switzerland, Ringo Starr went to visit him but had to cut his stay short to go to Boston where his daughter was undergoing brain surgery. Harrison immediately asked Starr if he should go to Boston with him.

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• [Health fact 10] President Ronald Reagan's first official White House doctor, Daniel Ruge, called his job as a doctor, “vastly overrated, boring and not medically challenging.” Daniel Ruge could not attend most state dinners due to lack of space but had to be ready for emergencies, usually waiting alone in his office, wearing a tuxedo.

  Health, Presidentsource

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