Christian Barnard performed the first heart transplant in 1967 – the patient lived for 18 days.

The longest fangs of a snake are found on the Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), and can reach over 2 inches in length.

The Food and Drug Administration says the most common injury from cosmetics comes from scratching the eye with a mascara wand.

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