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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.