In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
