Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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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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