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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.