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Poon Lim, a Chinese sailor who survived alone adrift on this life raft for 133 days. Photo taken c.1943-1945
Lim survived for 133 days after the British merchant navy vessel he was travelling on was sunk by a German U-boat, in November 1942, leaving him stranded in the South Atlantic Ocean. Several others survived the initial sinking, but perished, leaving Poon the sole survivor of the attack. He subsequently clambered aboard this raft, and after slowly working his way through the rations already on board, survived by drinking rainwater and catching fish, sharks and even sea-birds.
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Things I Wish I Knew 8 Years Ago About Lifting Weights
There have been many times where I was dead-set on being right about things, only to later find out I was wrong.
That’s the beauty of exercise and strength training: continuing to learn and grow. You should never be complacent with what you know. Buy books, read articles, ask around your gym. You can only benefit from this. You can add to what you already have in your arsenal and become a complete package. Here are some things I wish I knew when I started 8 years ago. (Disclaimer: this is mainly directed at beginners, but some of these things may be new to you even if you’ve been lifting for some time)
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Hollywood’s Sobering New Reality of Fentanyl Lacing: “Don’t Gamble If You Don’t Have a Stash From Pre-2020” – Hollywood Reporter
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Most of my life, I thought I disliked black pepper, because pre-ground black pepper is completely oxidized and tastes of little but bitterness. Freshly ground pepper is amazing and improves almost everything you could possibly eat. Get a pepper mill – Amazon
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20 Awesome Gifts Under $30 That People Will Actually Be Happy To Receive
As long as they’re not behind the wheel, this classic Stanley flask will certainly bring a smile to anyone face this season.
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What’s It Like To Chew On Coca Leaves?
So I’ve been to Peru many times, beautiful country, and each time I’ve used coca leaf, which is abundant, cheap, and used often here, but mostly in the form of tea, although I did put it in my mouth to “chew” it before but without the base needed to extract the alkaloids (one being cocaine, in tiny amounts).
Anyhow this time I did use both lime (comes with the bag of coca if you ask) and sodium bicarbonate to activate the alkaloids whilst holding the leafs in your mouth. I’ll outline my experiences below:
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This man held his arm up one day and decided to never put it down, it’s been 45+ years
Amar Bharati claims to have kept his hand raised in devotion to Hindu deity Shiva.
One day in 1970, Bharati left his job, wife, and three children in order to pursue his devotion to Shiva; three years later he felt he was still too connected to the luxury of mortal life, and decided to raise his arm and keep it raised in order to disconnect himself from said luxuries of mortal life.
He claims that he dealt with immense pain for quite a while, but it eventually subsided and now he can’t even use the raised arm if he wanted, as it atrophied and is now stuck in its current raised position.
Bharati inspired other sadhus to raise their arms as well, some of which have managed to keep them raised for 7, 13, or even 25 years.
