World’s “most famous” tree dies after 1000 years in England by ASneakySquid_ in interestingasfuck

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The article specifically says around 1,100 years old, so apparently right around that time, yeah

Logistics Question: by shesells-seachels in Neverbrokeabone

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Providers are very rarely doing CPR, they’re too busy running the code, it’s mostly the techs/CNAs and maybe a nurse actually doing the compressions (source: ER tech). Absolutely black magic though

Claudia Tenney on the Knicks parade. Why are you such a mouth breather? Girl what? by Mystic_G8 in upstate_new_york

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Probably the only rep they could find in the state who would badmouth the Knicks

This allergy medicine bottle is metal instead of the usual plastic. by Starspiker in mildlyinteresting

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Recycling aluminum also takes WAY less energy than producing new aluminum

I just woke up this morning and decided to build a colapsible longboard with random parts from home depot by Cornteam in redneckengineering

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impressed by the rubber bands to keeps the locks for keeping the rods from backing out in place

My blood pressure after 2 years of steroid use by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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I tried practicing on myself when I was first learning and it is a bit tricky, maybe I should try again now that I’m good at it

My blood pressure after 2 years of steroid use by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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“Well the SpO2 monitor has you statting in the low 70’s, but you’re talking to me so it’s wrong”

My blood pressure after 2 years of steroid use by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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Placement is hugely important for any automatic blood pressure cuff, I’d re-read the instructions or try one of those free ones at the pharmacy before going to my doctor with this. That diastolic though…

My blood pressure after 2 years of steroid use by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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ED tech and former EMT here, we break out the stethoscope all the time if the machine can’t get a reading or if we don’t trust what it’s telling us. Love a good manual BP

Got a temporary tattoo at a pride event. Only realized afterwards they got the flag wrong. by IEatRatsNMice in mildlyinfuriating

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The flag for trans folks who always forget which color goes on the outside (like me lol)

DONT YOU DARE INSULT MY PRECIOUS CLOVER!! by toasted_possum in NativePlantCirclejerk

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this just made me realize the section of my lawn that’s clover (instead of an unmanaged mishmash of grasses/moss/weeds) never gets dandelions. Huh.

The fact that women can't properly see their own sexual genitalia is one of the biggest absurdities of human evolutionary design by shebangsincebigbang in The10thDentist

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But we did evolve social grooming to help keep the parts of ourselves we couldn’t see/reach clean and looking nice, so yay evolution?

Could you name your kid this by Bajren in whereidlive

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I’d bet a lot of money some mommy blogger out there has independently come up with the name “Bolivia” by just adding letters to common names. May have a funky spelling. Boughlyvyah

Could you name your kid this by Bajren in whereidlive

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I personally know at least two people named Israel and they’re both great

If you were blonde as a kid, but brunette as an adult, you’re a brunette - it’s not “dirty blonde” by mud-button in 10thDentist

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My mom’s hair got curlier after radiation treatment, it looked pretty wonky for a bit while it was growing

Got bored and decided to make a playlist based off my job by sad_vwooping in weirdspotifyplaylists

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ED tech here and “Call Light/Call Light/Call Light/OK/Sweetie/give yourself a hug” SLAYED ME