11: Who uses the 10-08-42 rule?
Lateral with Tom Scott
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What Caused the Increase in Tetanus Cases?
At the end of the 19th century, a certain tradition became popular in the US. This directly caused an increase in tetanus cases. Such cases were often called patriotic tetanus. Seiko uses those exact numbers in its ads. It's been so long since I've had to rely on analog clocks that I lost that instinctive ability to glance at a clock and know what time it is.
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