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Unity Mitford's Unusual Friendships
- Unity Mitford was uniquely best friends with both Churchill and Hitler before WWII.
- She believed England and Germany could be allies but survived a suicide attempt when war broke out.
Flights as Deafness Cure
- In the 1920s, terrifying flights with loops and dives were prescribed to cure deafness.
- This treatment leveraged the shock effect, not ear popping, and sometimes caused fatalities.
Scottish Snow's Last Melt
- A patch of Scottish snow, eleven years old, recently melted, possibly for the last time.
- This disappearance is rare and valuable data for climate scientists monitoring climate change.