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-Phosphorus may aid in stronger teeth for children, pregnant mother's diets should be rich in this nutrient.
-First visible amount of curium had been obtained in pure form by Isadore Perlman and Louis B. Werner at the University of California.
-India was the birth place of gun powder and chemical warfare. Also developed the art of psychological war fare.
-Queen bees live 20 times longer than other female bees. This is due to her special diet of "royal jelly," which contains pantothenic acid.
-Development of the ultramicro buret
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