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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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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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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%