Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.