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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 7 Sept 2023, 11:53 last edited by
    #1281

    Man lives 36 years with twin living inside him.

    https://www.historydefined.net/sanju-bhagat/

    You were warned.

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    • J jon-nyc
      7 Sept 2023, 11:53

      Man lives 36 years with twin living inside him.

      https://www.historydefined.net/sanju-bhagat/

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      George K
      wrote on 7 Sept 2023, 12:14 last edited by
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      @jon-nyc there are several channels on cable that talk about these medical oddities. Usually they're in impoverished countries with little/no access to healthcare.

      Here, he went to a hospital in Nagpur, India in 1999. At that time the population was about 2 million. I would think that a city of that size would have access to a CT scanner, or at the very least an x-ray, so that a pre-op diagnosis could have been made.

      With the possible tumor restricting Sanju’s respiration, Mehta got right to work and opened Sanju up.

      That’s when things got weird. As soon as Dr. Mehta sliced into Sanju’s stomach, an unusual amount of fluid spilled out. Then he looked inside...

      Yeah, that should not have been a surprise if they had taken a picture beforehand.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on 7 Sept 2023, 13:58 last edited by
        #1283

        Wow! That is really weird.

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 7 Sept 2023, 14:21 last edited by
          #1284

          Ok so maybe in very limited contexts “pregnant people” is the right phrase lol

          You were warned.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 07:06 last edited by
            #1285

            You were warned.

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              Mik
              wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 11:30 last edited by
              #1286

              Is this the find in Israel? They found four Roman swords.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                Mik
                wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 11:30 last edited by
                #1287

                Oh, no, Germany. Not enough coffee yet to go beyond the pictures.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:19 last edited by jon-nyc 9 Aug 2023, 12:20
                  #1288

                  Yeah plus this predates the Rome’s founding by a dozen centuries.

                  You were warned.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:33 last edited by George K 9 Aug 2023, 12:34
                    #1289

                    For scale.

                    F5bmUiEa4AAXGGU.jpeg

                    Looks like the handle is only about 5 cm long.

                    Small hands....

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:44 last edited by
                      #1290

                      Your periodic reminder that Trump hails from Germany.

                      You were warned.

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                      • M Mik
                        8 Sept 2023, 11:30

                        Is this the find in Israel? They found four Roman swords.

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                        bachophile
                        wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 13:16 last edited by bachophile 9 Aug 2023, 13:19
                        #1291

                        @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                        Is this the find in Israel? They found four Roman swords.

                        Word is that they were Roman swords stolen and hidden by judean rebels. Dated to the second revolt. That’s against Hadrian in about 135.

                        https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-weapons-cache-judean-desert-scli-intl-scn/index.html

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 9 Sept 2023, 06:41 last edited by
                          #1292

                          Ok, a 1937 dollar is equivalent to $21 or so today. Still it’s remarkable.

                          IMG_0313.jpeg

                          You were warned.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 9 Sept 2023, 15:33 last edited by
                            #1293

                            You were warned.

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                              9 Sept 2023, 15:33

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                              George K
                              wrote on 9 Sept 2023, 16:34 last edited by George K 9 Sept 2023, 16:35
                              #1294

                              @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                              Interesting.

                              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence

                              "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States..."

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Copper
                                wrote on 9 Sept 2023, 16:56 last edited by Copper 9 Sept 2023, 16:57
                                #1295

                                And with the stroke of a pen they rewrote history.

                                No more colonies.

                                If only they remembered to mention reparations for the descendants of the colonists 250 years later.

                                And no more calling names like yanks and chaps.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 11 Sept 2023, 18:06 last edited by
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                                  You were warned.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 11 Sept 2023, 18:21 last edited by
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                                    "Chic Lit."

                                    LOL.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • G George K
                                      11 Sept 2023, 18:21

                                      "Chic Lit."

                                      LOL.

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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 11 Sept 2023, 18:59 last edited by
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                                      @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                                      "Chic Lit."

                                      LOL.

                                      Basically, blokes love to read pretentious philosophical shite, horrendous political books, or comics.

                                      I was only joking

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 11 Sept 2023, 19:23 last edited by
                                        #1299

                                        There could also be sex differences on propensity to review books online.

                                        It would be interesting to see this normalized by total number of reviews by genre. You’d then see a relative lead among men in most of the non-fiction segments.

                                        You were warned.

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                                          Copper
                                          wrote on 11 Sept 2023, 20:01 last edited by
                                          #1300

                                          When are you biologists going to learn?

                                          There is no difference.

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