Oxygen

Joseph Priestley discovered Oxygen on the first of August 1774. After breathing the gas, he noted "The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air, but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards." Now breathe! The air is almost 21% oxygen.
See Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen

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