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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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According to research, pregnant women tend to eat more if carrying a baby boy. Male fetuses may secrete a chemical that stimulates their mothers to step up her energy intake.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%