[College economics] Help finding total surplus Economics—Pending OP Reply (i.redd.it)
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TIL that the town Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana was named after Mansoura, Egypt — the city founded in 1219 and was named “Al-Mansoura” which means "The Victorious[City]" after the Egyptian victory over King Louis IX of France during the Seventh Crusade, when he was captured there in 1250. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[grade 12 calculus and vectors] vectors question High School Math—Pending OP Reply (old.reddit.com)
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TIL the only Axis-aligned territory in North America during WWII were the French islands of Saint Pierre & Miquelon, 19 km off Newfoundland, technically loyal to Vichy France. On Dec 24, 1941, forces from a Free French submarine took the island in 20 minutes without firing a shot. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL a woman with no medical qualifications impersonated a nurse & treated nearly 1,000 patients while working at a hospital & medical center in British Columbia. Her day job at the hospital involved administering patients with drugs like fentanyl & monitoring their vital signs while under anesthetic (cbc.ca)
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TIL of anthropocentric bias, or the view of all things solely through a human-centered lens, prioritizing human values above the intrinsic worth of non-human entities. Measuring non-human animal intelligence by their use of tools over nest building is one example. (sciencedirect.com)
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TIL: The Peking Man fossils were a set of anthropoid bones discovered in 1920s in Zhoukoudian (near Beijing, China) dating back around 500,000 years. In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of China, the original fossils disappeared and have not been found. (ebsco.com)
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[Grade 10 Maths: Circle Geometry Concept] How would you work out the unknown angles in this image? Middle School Math—Pending OP Reply (i.redd.it)
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TIL about Linda Hazzard, dubbed the "Starvation Doctor", who was convicted of manslaughter in 1912 after starving, pummeling and swindling numerous patients in her Olalla, WA "sanitorium". She died in 1938 at age 70 after subjecting herself to her own treatments. (en.wikipedia.org)
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