In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
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Olafur Eliasson, The Weather Project.
Mel Chin, Operation Paydirt/Fundred Dollar Bill Project.