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Did you know?
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.