Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
Eye Color Is a Sex-Linked Trait in Drosophila (Part 2)