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LkmPv TIL Henry Heimlich used “slick tactics” and “intimidation” to get support for the Heimlich Maneuver. Outside of the US, the recommended first aid for choking is to perform sharp blows to the back.
yQMal TIL when a Dutch columnist proposed making an artificial mountain 2 kilometres tall and 5 kilometres wide, the Eindhoven University of Technology actually calculated the cost of such a project. It turned out that the potential cost of the mountain would be up to 7 trillion euros.
QJbB9 TIL that one of the ingredients of Worcestershire Sauce use ANCHOVIES