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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.