This Pandemic Nurse Was Hiding a Dark Secret From Her Patients

"Women of Means"

Women of means were wealthy ladies with extra money that they couldn't wait to spend on expensive clothes and jewelry. Apparently, the taller her hat and the curlier her hair, the wealthier she was. The salespeople were told not to bother those particular shoppers and to just let them wander the store in peace...

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The More You Know

  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
  • The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
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