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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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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.