In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Carbamazepine can interfere with the results of home pregnancy tests. If you are taking carbamazepine, do not try to test for pregnancy at home.
Julius von Sachs
Augustus of Primaporta.
Attributed to Apollodorus, Column of Trajan, Rome (detail).