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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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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.