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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.