› added 3 years ago

104

TIL Wyndham Halswelle won the gold medal for the 400 meter race in the 1908 Olympics. Noone won silver or bronze, as he was the sole competitor.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

7rQwO TIL of cardiac surgeon Michael DeBakey, who developed MASH hospitals and many new surgical techniques, including the first treatment for aortic dissection. In 2005, he suffered an aoertic dissection and his life was saved by the surgery he invented.
VMVmB TIL about Alice Ball, an African American woman who, in 1915, at the age of 23 revolutionized the treatment for leprosy, by creating an soluble & injectable treatment from chaulmoogra oil.
nWkOP TIL that at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, well-behaved prisoners are allowed to keep cats. These feline companions are believed to help in managing the prisoners' temperaments and are considered very beneficial for the convicts.
lPer TIL that patients with traumatic injuries are less likely to die in hospital if they have alcohol in their blood, and the more alcohol, the more likely they are to survive. Burn injuries are the only exception.
dDeZr TIL about Sunflower Syndrome - a rare form of pediatric photosensitive epilepsy. The child is attracted to the sun (heliotropism) or a bright light, wave their hand in front of their eyes to create a strobe and trigger seizure activity with lapses in consciousness and often a feeling of relief.