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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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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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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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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