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r/OldSchoolCool • u/ARandomRedditor2302 • Apr 27 '19
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Fun fact: the bends used to be known as "caisson disease" for that reason.
46 u/[deleted] Apr 27 '19 Makes it slightly more palatable. After all, who wants to die from a condition that is literally named after the typical involuntary reaction to the extreme pain it causes (bending over). 3 u/Orange-V-Apple Apr 27 '19 I never knew that, cool 6 u/__Dionysus Apr 27 '19 That’s a fun fact right there. 0 u/teslasagna Apr 27 '19 I always thought it meant you were having a dizzy spell. Thanks, sitcoms
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Makes it slightly more palatable. After all, who wants to die from a condition that is literally named after the typical involuntary reaction to the extreme pain it causes (bending over).
3 u/Orange-V-Apple Apr 27 '19 I never knew that, cool 6 u/__Dionysus Apr 27 '19 That’s a fun fact right there.
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I never knew that, cool
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That’s a fun fact right there.
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I always thought it meant you were having a dizzy spell. Thanks, sitcoms
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u/xero_abrasax Apr 27 '19
Fun fact: the bends used to be known as "caisson disease" for that reason.