Medical Facts

In 1977, a 13-year-old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.

Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed "flatulence."

Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had an undescended testicle, a condition called cryptorchidism, according to medical records from his 1923 imprisonment.

Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.

The smallest medically recognized penis size is called micropenis - defined as less than 2.75 inches when stretched in adults, affecting about 1.5 in every 10,000 male newborns.

Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies

A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.

Scientists are developing 'fracture putty' - injectable bone cement materials that can be packed around fractures and harden to provide structural support within days, potentially revolutionizing how broken bones are treated.