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Fascinating review and tour of the Egyptian monuments and hieroglyphics. Decoding these is so fun, and the little dots that signify quantities are so cool.

Fast forward to 1747 when James Lind is credited with the first placebo controlled trial involving sailors, vitamin C, and scurvy. A real quantum leap from our best guesses and intentions to evidence based medicine began.

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Thanks for bringing up the first placebo controlled trial! Interested in learning more about James Lind.

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