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Who and when in the conditions of the Antarctic station removed his own appendix?

On April 29, 1961, the doctor of the sixth Soviet Antarctic expedition, Leonid Rogozov, felt weakness and pain in the right iliac region, as well as an increase in body temperature. In the absence of other doctors, he diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis and decided to perform an operation to remove the appendix himself, since there was no way to fly out of the station. Rogozov was assisted by two employees who gave tools and held a mirror to his stomach. In 1 hour 45 minutes, Rogozov completed all the necessary steps and successfully completed the operation.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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When did man start using a knife and fork?

Let's think logically. Imagine a time when there were no forks, knives and spoons. What do you think man would have invented before? Not a knife, as a person could break food with his hands. Not a fork, as he could pick it up with his fingers. But to eat liquid, especially hot food, he needed a spoon! So man first invented the spoon. Indeed, the found tools, similar to a spoon, belong to the Stone Age! The Egyptians made spoons from wood, stone and ivory, while the Greeks used bronze and silver spoons.

However, when a person began to use a knife and fork, it really was a big step forward. By the way, it was made quite recently. 300 years ago, knives and forks at the table were unusual things.

In France, until the XNUMXth century, they took food with their hands. This does not mean that knives and forks did not exist before that time. Ancient man used the likeness of a fork, but it was not like ours. It could be made from a small flyer. As you know, the first real forks were long, two-pronged, made of iron, bone or hardwood. They were used only for cooking and for holding meat when it was cut.

Forks began to be used at the table in the 300th century, but very few people were so refined that they needed a fork. The knife, of course, was one of the first inventions of man, in the sense that he made himself a cutting tool from flint or other stone. But there was no such tool as a table knife in antiquity. Even XNUMX years ago it was such a rarity that most people didn't know about it.

After the XNUMXth century, table knives appeared in England and soon became common. But poor people could not afford them, so most continued to eat with their hands.

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