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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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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.