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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.