Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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