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.

Chris Lemons was a saturation diver left alone on the North Sea floor in 2012 when his umbilical - supplying gas, heat and light - was severed by a drifting ship. He had about five minutes of emergency gas. Colleagues found him around 30 minutes later, unconscious on the seabed. Two rescue breaths brought him back, with no lasting brain damage.