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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.