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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
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.