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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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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.