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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.