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Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.