Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
