TIL that one of the reasons why women are less likely to be given CPR than men is because people can be afraid of inappropriately touching a woman's chest while administering CPR. To try to address this issue, a vest with "breasts" was invented to put on flat-chested CPR training manikins.
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'My life is worth more than my boobs': Women are less likely than men to receive CPR in public
People are less likely to give a woman CPR due to fears of hurting her or being accused of inappropriate touching. One Australian CPR provider is trying to change that by putting breasts on training mannequins.
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TIL of the "satanic preschool" hysteria of the 1980s, where people were convinced satanic rituals were being performed on their kids, because of one woman's accusations which led to an investigation, which pressured kids into confessing things that were not true.
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 06:33PM by thisjustmademyday
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McMartin preschool trial
American court case
TIL the "Pauli effect" is the supposed tendency of technical equipment to mysteriously break in the presence of certain people. The effect is named after Austrian theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli, whose presence was associated with spontaneous mechanical failure throughout his career.
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 07:20PM by bnrshrnkr
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Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
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TIL Doug Hegdahl was captured during the Vietnam War and while pretending to be stupid was able to disabled enemy trucks, memorize info about 250 fellow prisoners, and, after being released, participated in the Paris Peace Talks, which eventually helped to free said prisoners.
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 07:17PM by 11thHourApologetics
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Doug Hegdahl
US navy sailor
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TIL some women born with a double uterus (Uterus didelphys) actually have two periods per month, and require two samples to be taken during smear tests, one from each cervix
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 09:18PM by ThymePass
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Cosmopolitan
Uterus didelphys: what you need to know
Uterus didelphys is more common than you might think
TIL that McDonalds redesigned their McFlurry cups because hedgehogs used to get stuck in them, and die.
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 11:54PM by JackAndersonwHaO
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McFlurry
frozen dessert sold at McDonald's
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TIL that before telephones, fire alarm boxes were located at street corners. To prevent false alarms or pranks, some boxes were designed with handcuffs to attach the alarm-puller to the box, and only the firemen had a key to release them
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Fire alarm call box
device for notifying a fire department of a fire
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TIL the Hass Avocado, which accounts for more than 80% of US avocado crop, was patented in 1935 after an accidental seedling grew fruit that Hass' children liked and brought to his attention.
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Submitted March 14, 2024 at 11:20PM by Olshansk
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Hass avocado
cultivar of avocado with dark-colored, bumpy skin
TIL that Stuart Little isn't a mouse, he's a normal boy in "every way except that he is only just over two inches tall and looks exactly like a mouse."
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Submitted March 15, 2024 at 03:24AM by Sir_Sir_ExcuseMe_Sir
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Stuart Little
1945 children's novel by E.B. White
TIL of William Lee Bergstrom. He was a gambler known for placing the largest bet in casino gambling history at the time of $777,000. He won and returned several years later only to win again. On his third bet of a million dollars he lost. He committed suicide shortly after.
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William Lee Bergstrom
American gambler
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TIL David Nutt invented “alcosynth” — a synthetic version of alcohol without the negative toxins and hangovers. Nutt hopes alcosynth could replace traditional alcohol by 2050
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Food & Wine
The Inventor of Hangover-Free Synthetic Alcohol Has Already Tried It (and Hopes You Can Soon)
Forget 2050. David Nutt now says his synthetic alcohol could be on the market in just five years.
TIL Dennis Rodman changed his image after seeing Wesley Snipes' portrayal of Simon Phoenix in the 1993 sci-fi action flick Demolition Man.
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CINEMABLEND
How Demolition Man Had An Impact On Dennis Rodman's Image
Dennis Rodman was one of the most polarizing stars of the NBA both on and off the court in the 1990s thanks to his smash-mouth style of basketball and and eccentric fashion statements. And thanks to a recent episode of ESPN's The Last Dance, fans and critics…
TIL Karl Kruszelnicki's mother managed to escape Auschwitz during a shortage of Zyklon B.
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The stuff you didn’t know about Dr Karl
WHEN you talk to Dr Karl, the one thing that is immediately obvious is the 67-year-old loves to tell a story.
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TIL that plague doctor costumes actually provided some protection during the bubonic plague. The waxed robes prevented fleas from clinging to the wearer’s body.
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Plague doctor costume
commonly worn outfit of doctors tasked with treating plague victims
TIL about English as She Is Spoke. Intended as a Portuguese-English translation guide, the author actually had no grasp of English. For help he used a Portuguese-French guide and then a French-English one. The resulting book is a hilarious trainwreck
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English as She Is Spoke
1855 book by Pedro Carolino
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TIL that Jesse James stole a gold shipment from America's transcontinental railroad in 1873. A Chinese student wrote "nothing occurred on our Eastward journey to mar the enjoyment ... excepting a train robbery, a consequent smashup of the engine, and the murder of the engineer".
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Yalealumnimagazine
Neither here nor there
In 1873, 12-year-old Yan Phou Lee left China for the US. He stayed for 54 years. But he never found a home.
TIL that the Batmobile is legally a character. When DC Comics sued a mechanic building replicas of Batman's vehicle, the courts ruled that the Batmobile has "physical as well as conceptual qualities" that make it distinctive, and is not merely a "useful article" (an ordinary car).
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The Hollywood Reporter
DC Comics Is Ennoscriptd to Copyright on Batmobile, Appeals Court Rules
The 9th Circuit rules that the automotive character is sufficiently distinctive to be protected as a work of authorship.
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TIL that blowing out birthday candles increases the bacteria in the cake by 1400%
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Submitted March 15, 2024 at 04:14PM by Matilda6Anny1993
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TIL Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) had a noscript in the original trilogy and would talk to Harrison Ford (Han Solo), and the other cast on set in English, in order to queue them to say their line. The wookie 'voice' was added post editing.
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Submitted March 15, 2024 at 05:46PM by Outrageous-Meet-8695
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner
TIL that after being killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, the body of Brown's son Watson was severely mutilated and put on display in a nearby medical college by pro-slavery secessionists. Union soldiers burned the college to the ground in 1862.
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Burning of Winchester Medical College
The Winchester Medical College (WMC) building, currently located at 302 W. Boscawen Street, Winchester, Virginia, along with all its records, equipment, museum, and library, was burned on May 16, 1862, by Union troops occupying the city. This was "retaliation…
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TIL that the guitar solo in "Free Bird" was created for lead singer Ronnie Van Zant to rest, as the band was playing several sets per night at clubs at the time
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Submitted March 15, 2024 at 05:29PM by Brix001
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Free Bird
"Free Bird", also spelled "Freebird", is a song by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, written by guitarist Allen Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. The song was released on their 1973 debut studio album.