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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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Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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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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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.