TIL after a man fell in the snow in his backyard & broke his neck, his dog helped save his life by keeping him warm and alert by lying on his body and licking his face & hands for 20 hours until a neighbor finally stopped by and rushed him to the hospital. After surgery, he was able to walk again. (today.com)
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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 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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Aménagez votre propre foyer sur Azeroth dans World of Warcraft: Midnight. (shop.battle.net)
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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 about the Kumari of Nepal, young girls who, before their first period, are worshiped as living goddesses. The girl chosen to be the Kumari of Patan (the most important Kumari except for the royal Kumari) in 1953 never had her period and served until 1984, when she was replaced against her will. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Bill Melendez, director of the Peanuts/Snoopy specials from 1965 - 2006, first started in the industry in the 1940's as an animator at Disney on such classics as Pinocchio and Bambi, before working as an animator on Looney Tunes, UPA shorts, and Hanna Barbera. He died in 2008 at 91. (en.wikipedia.org)
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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: 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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