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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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.