Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Common arachnids.
The Eastern Banjo Frog is a common frog species across eastern Australia.