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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.