Every year, surgical tools are left in approximately 1,500 patients in the USA. Fatter patients are more prone to having a surgical tool left inside of them due to the additional amount of space in their bodies.

Wendel Clark holds the record for the longest span between NHL All-Star appearances, with 13 years (1986-1999).

New York taxi drivers collectively speak about 60 languages.

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