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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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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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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.