How Taking a Selfie Ended Up Saving One Woman's Life

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension 

Thankfully, the doctors determined Laura didn't have a brain tumor. That was the worst-case scenario that she could imagine. Instead, they explained that her condition was called "idiopathic intracranial hypertension." That meant she had a pressure buildup around her brain, which can potentially lead to a stroke...

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The More You Know

  • Crayola is literally "oily chalk."
  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
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