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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).