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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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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.