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TIL in 1927, 15-year-old tennis player Sidney Wood became the youngest man ever to play Wimbledon. In 1931, aged 19, he became the only person to win Wimbledon by default when his final opponent Frank Shields (Brooke’s grandfather) withdrew with an injury. Sidney Wood died in 2009 at the age of 97.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 7:14 pm

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Where do you take someone with a “peek-a-boo” injury?

by cringeyjokesman August 19, 2022, 1:38 am

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What’s the dumbest injury you’ve ever sustained?

by QuestionGuy July 31, 2022, 10:12 am

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A college professor reminds her class of the next day’s final exam saying, “I won’t tolerate any excuses for you not being there tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury or illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that’s it, no other excuses whatsoever”

by cringeyjokesman July 27, 2022, 6:58 pm

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Healthcare workers of Reddit: what’s the most embarrassing non-sexual injury or illness you’ve seen?

by QuestionGuy July 24, 2022, 1:10 am

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TIL that BASE jumping is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. The sport has a death and injury rate 43 times higher than parachuting from a plane, and according to one study, a fatality rate of 1 out of every 60 jumpers.

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 7:09 pm

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A personal injury lawyer was on vacation in a small rural town. While walking through the streets, he spotted a car that had just been involved in an accident. As expected, a large crowd gathered

by cringeyjokesman July 19, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL that extended periods of exposure to strong vibrations from using power tools and heavy equipment (i.e. string trimmers, buses, trucks) can cause significant injury, typically after a few months or even over the course of years. Wear your PPE and take plenty of breaks. Your body deserves it!

by whatilearned May 31, 2022, 3:44 am

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What’s mild injury hurts like the devil, but hardly leaves a mark?

by QuestionGuy May 17, 2022, 2:25 am

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TIL that overuse of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) can cause spinal cord injury by inactivating vitamin B12. Numbness, weakness, and even sexual dysfunction are common symptoms. Taking B12 preventatively before nitrous use is ineffective as no matter how much B12 is present, it is all ‘turned off’.

by whatilearned May 3, 2022, 10:40 am

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TIL Randy Savage first wrestled as The Spider, a character similar to Spider-Man. He later appeared in Spider-Man (2002) in which he suffered his most significant injury, a neck injury which so severe he turned his torso instead of his neck for the rest of his life.

by whatilearned April 29, 2022, 10:58 pm

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TIL that hedgehogs can suffer from ‘Balloon Syndrome’ where they inflate like a balloon after injury or infection and then need to be deflated to prevent permanent injury or worse.

by whatilearned April 21, 2022, 11:57 pm

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