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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
Before a vaccine is licensed in the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews it for safety and effectiveness. The CDC then reviews all studies again, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Every lot of vaccine is tested before administration to the public, and the FDA regularly inspects vaccine manufacturers' facilities.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.