Four hundred years ago, Belgian physician Johann Baptist Van Helmont was persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church for promoting the use of the 鈥淧owder of Sympathy.鈥� The idea had been originally...
Is it possible to be literally scared to death? Today, it鈥檚 commonly understood that mental stress and negative emotion can contribute to physical health problems including high blood pressure,...
In the 1960's the Dupont Company adopted the slogan: "Better Living Through Chemistry." The catchy motto quickly caught on in an era when science reigned supreme. The space race had captured...
Methyl mercaptan, also known as methanethiol (CH3SH), is one of the fragrances of human flatus. Interestingly, it has been added to natural gas since 1937 in response to the third worst-ever...
According to Greek mythology, Hermes moved freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine and it was his job to conduct souls into the afterlife. He was quick and cunning, often outwitting...
Named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and passion, these substances are meant to specifically stimulate the libido and represent the Holy Grail for people who in some way feel unfulfilled.
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