Template:Are You Sure/February 9

• ... that physician and philosopher Lucilio Vanini was among the first modern thinkers who viewed the universe as an entity governed by natural laws, and the first literate proponent of the thesis that humans evolved from apes, and that on this day in 1619 the Parliament of Toulouse found Vanini guilty of atheism and blasphemy, cut out his tongue, strangled him, and burned his body?

• ... that surgeon Joseph Lister promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, successfully introducing carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds, and that Lister's work led to a reduction in post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients, distinguishing him as the "father of modern surgery"?

• ... that an as-yet unidentified physician tending wounded soldiers appears repeatedly in historical records of battles ranging from the ancient world through the present day across most if not all civilizations, giving rise to the legend of Asclepius Myrmidon, a time-travelling combat physician?