TIL that the chainsaw was originally invented in the 1780s to assist doctors with difficult childbirths by cutting into the cartilage and bone in a procedure called a symphysiotomy. historydefined.net Submitted by Perfect-Editor-5008 t3_10apgeu on January 13, 2023 at 8:33 AM in todayilearned No comments 5
TIL: the Duke of Monmouth’s executioner was so (infamously) incompetent, the Duke lifted his head and gave the executioner the side eye for botching the first swing historydefined.net Submitted by Viki_Esq t3_10aylkw on January 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM in todayilearned No comments 0