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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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Signs and symptoms of a drug overdose include losing consciousness, fever or sweating, breathing problems, abnormal pulse, and changes in skin color.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
A male American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla.
20,000 year old spotted hyena painting from the Chauvet Cave, France
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Hearing and Reading Words
French and U.S. presidential elections in 2012 illustrate the durability of political culture and ho
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