Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Horses need to lie down occasionally, and prefer soft ground for a nap.
Przewalski's horses
A Recently Discovered Member of the Local Group
Wall painting with horses, Chauvet Cave, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche gorge, France.
After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions.
Herpes is a local contraindication during active phase.