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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Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851) is riddled with historical inaccuracies, mo
