kinbeat
kinbeat t1_j9pk9r5 wrote
Reply to comment by beaver_nipples in when a limb gets amputated, how do they stop the flow of blood? by EnchantedCatto
Yes, and it comes with a number of side effects (ofc the alternative is death, so they do it anyway)
kinbeat t1_j67xjel wrote
Reply to comment by WikiHowWikiHow in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
Yes, iirc she did speech therapy and that helped her return almost to normal
kinbeat t1_j67htd2 wrote
Reply to TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
I was told my great aunt had this after a stroke. She was italian, and after she woke up, spoke with a heavy german/polish accent for a few months. Granted, we live in northern Italy, so she probably HAD met someone that talked like that at some point.
Might have just been slurred speech, but the way it was described to me matches this.
kinbeat t1_ja0l675 wrote
Reply to TIL: "Popcorn" is not simply a descriptive term, but also refers to a specific variety of corn which has the unique characteristic of being able to pop, while the other five varieties of corn do not have this capability. by greenappletree
Which means the first time someone saw corn popping, they probably shid their pants