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TIL that uterus prolapse can occur in women when the pelvic floor muscles weaken causing the uterus to descend into or even outside the vaginal canal. This condition can be caused by childbirth, aging, hormonal imbalance, chronic coughing or heavy lifting and can become fatal.
WebMD
Uterine Prolapse: Stages, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Surgery
Learn about the causes and treatments of a prolapsed uterus, a condition in which the pelvic ligaments, muscles, and tissues that support the uteru...
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TIL that while the Emperor Titus has received almost universal praise, one Roman historian dared to point out that this was likely because his reign barely lasted two years before he suddenly died.
Cassius Dio — Epitome of Book 66
An English translation; part of a complete English translation of Dio. Site contains many Greek and Latin texts, translations and related material.
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TIL that in 1943, Canadian legislation created a temporary extraterritorial space for the birth of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. This ensured that Margriet was not born on foreign soil, which would have made her ineligible for the royal succession under the Constitution of the Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterritoriality_of_Princess_Margriet%27s… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i4qjea/til_that_in_1943_canadian_legislation_created_a/ image
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TIL Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Mexico and Chile do not punish prisoners for attempting to or successfully escaping prison as long as they don't break other laws while doing so.
UNILAD
People are just learning it's legal to break out of jail in these countries due to a bizarre law
Breaking out of prison without committing any other crime in doing so goes unpunished in several countries across the globe
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TIL about "Project Iceworm", a top-secret 1958 $2.7 billion U.S. plan to convert part of the Arctic into a launchpad for nuclear missiles, including a nuclear reactor. Due to shifting Greenland ice sheets, the plan was scrapped in 1967, & the massive underground structure thereafter collapsed https://www.historynet.com/project-iceworm-army-attempted-to-build-nuclear-lair-g… #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hmdoj7/til_about_project_iceworm_a_topsecret_1958_27/ image
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TIL that the barber pole became the universal symbol for barbers as it resembles the bloody bandages of “barber-surgeons” of the past, who practiced bloodletting.
Pall Mall Barbers
History of the Barber's Pole
The Barber's Pole is a symbol of the barber trade. It originated in medieval times when barbers used poles to hang their tools outside their s...
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TIL in order to achieve higher stability and defeat undesired oscillations , the Horten brothers - designers of the UFO-looking WW2 German tailless prototype aircraft the Ho-229 - introduced a twisting design into the wing so that it had inherently different AoA across its chord.
Horten HO 229 | Aircraft |
WWII Horten Ho229 Flying Wing Nurflugel, downloadable, paper model, from Fiddlersgreen
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TIL a team of researchers at UC Irvine found that the average attention span in 2004 was 150 seconds. In 2012 it was found to be 75 seconds, and recently was found to be 47 seconds.
The Science Survey
The Problem With Your Attention Span
When I began my draft of this article, the first thing that I searched up for research was the causes of distraction. One click led me to a website...
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