45 Fascinating Facts That People Didn’t Learn At School, As Shared On ‘Today I Learned’ (New Pics)

Black is the best thing they would have called her

Yep. My instructer said you can live longer with a cracked rib than a stopped heart. Also remember: if your mobility is limited and you can't get down to the patient's level, it's perfectly fine to use your foot like you were pumping up an inflatable.

It's also exhausting.

and you are legally protected (at least in america) if you save their life.

Yup, it's that big crunching noise as the cartilage around the sternum gives way that keeps people from properly administering CPR.

It REALLY is. I once witnessed a man collaps, and the strongest-looking guy around was assigned to squeeze him ... I gave him a break after a few minutes and did two cycles of 30 each, interrupted by breath-aiding him by another person. I felt ribs braking under my hands (I was in a slightly different position than that hulk'ish dude - the ribs he was on, he already had broke, we two, in th end, added up to 5...6 ribs we had broken in the process), and afterwards, I was a lot more exhausted than I had expected to be. Also - almost everyone left after one person started actually doing something (hulk dude).

After doing a first aid class I had blisters on my hands and sore arms for a week! I suppose if you have to do it in the real world you would have some adrenaline to help you out?

I'm pretty surre that if you do heart massage right ribs has to crack

And it's exhausting.

Corvids are really intelligent birds, they do leave gifts for people who feed them, little shiny things. They also form friendships with wolves and alert them to fresh carcasses so they can feed off the scraps. That’s an Australian crow.

I just wish they weren't so annoying. It's hard to make friends with crows when they wake you up at dawn with "CAW! CAW! CAW CAW CAW CAW CAW! CAW!"

Don't get too worked up. They are notorious nest robbers of quail, pheasant, hare, and rabbit. They are adapted to humans unlike other birds, so feeding them may be superficially rewarding, but they chase off the quail in my area.

Yep. I’m on great terms with the local murder after saving one of their youngsters from a cat. Admittedly it was my cat, but the crows don’t seem to perceive me as guilty by association. I get shiny little decorative pieces of trash and feathers and stuff on the regular (which is probably also a sign of gratitude for all the food I keep out for them).

Here's the thing. You said “that’s a magpie, not a crow." Also, is a jackdaw a crow? [ for those who don’t understand: the quote I altered is a very old but very viral / popular Reddit joke ]

Maybe or maybe not. My dad was a duck hunter. When I was 11 I found an abandoned baby duck at our lake. We housed her and raised her until she had babies of her own (returning to feral in the process). In the meantime, she was sweet and cuddly, trying to get under everyone's armpits; she followed everyone if they were walking in the yard; she swam in the tub during the winter...after this started, he just couldn't.

Nope! You can't teach initialed psychopaths anything.

Everyday, maybe. Once a month, who cares.

Oh dear god.

He didn't hate deer. He created the movie, although he was a hunter, to persuade others from only hunting food, rather than sport, which he also did. Just because someone hunts and consumes the kill doesn't mean they hate the animal. They understand it is necessary to keep animals from overtaking certain areas, which can result in several derogatory things, not least, the death of humans.

Thanks for taking the time to write all that, I’ve heard of this story before but just assumed she lost it while gardening. Their story / farm is just another reason to practice sustainable farming!! Or at least have your own garden to grow food, however small. I wonder if they ate the carrot!!?! I woulda bronzed it or preserved it somehow

I presume the signalman is the guy in the pic with two peg legs

This should be higher :-)