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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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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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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.