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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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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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Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.