u/Flaxmoore

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TIL that in 1583 an insurance company insured the life of William Gybbon for a period of one year. When he died a few days short of a year later, the company insisted that a lunar year of 354 days was meant and they refused to pay. Court forced them to pay out, and defined the year as 365 days.

pages.stern.nyu.edu

u/Flaxmoore — 1 day ago

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TIL that in 1893, President Grover Cleveland had surgery to remove a tumor from his mouth. The surgery took place in secret on a yacht so as to not cause the American people to panic and worsen an economic panic.

lib.arizona.edu

u/Flaxmoore — 1 day ago

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Florida surgeon who removed wrong organ says he is ‘forever traumatized’ by patient’s death

A followup on the Shaknovsky case in Florida. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-surgeon-removed-wrong-organ-traumatized-deposition-rcna343833?

u/Flaxmoore — 7 days ago