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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.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.