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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.