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What historical fact have you found yourself triggering awe in people with the most?
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Jedikkeneus sh.itjust.works Jedikkeneus@sh.itjust.works
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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
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Does it have to be related to the USA?

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Xahvoc lemmy.world Xahvoc@lemmy.world
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It was believed that infants felt little to no pain and thus did not receive anesthesia into the 1980's. They did a study to decide whether they thought infants felt pain that included pinpricks and electric shocks.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23548489/

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Jedikkeneus sh.itjust.works Jedikkeneus@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-19
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Does it have to be related to the USA?

No.

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
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No.

Okay then,

So, the original word for “bear” is lost in time. Whatever it was was lost because people at the time didn’t want to invoke its presence. So the word bear, basically means: “the brown one” and whatever it was originally called is lost.

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