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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.