Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Carbamazepine can interfere with the results of home pregnancy tests. If you are taking carbamazepine, do not try to test for pregnancy at home.
As a result of sharing its environment with humans, this macaque had the opportunity to steal an ast