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Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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.