This Man's Strange Medical Condition Gave Him Tree Branches For Arms

Temporary Bliss

Koswara underwent many new and innovative surgeries to remove reemerging warts in 2011. Sadly though, these surgeries only provided temporary relief for Koswara. Warts continued to regrow over and over again. Since his major surgery in 2008, he underwent three additional operations. There was only one thing left that doctors could think to do for him...

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The More You Know

  • The shortest scientific –ology word is "oology."
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9.
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