Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
