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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."