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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.