) which is fuckin hilarious.Shaving
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marathonmedic
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An interesting bit of medical history:
Ever wonder why military recruits are shaved their first day in and then have to keep it short thereafter? It's not just to change their self-image or so the gas masks fit properly. Remember General Custer?
He lost more troops to typhus than to the indians at Little Big Horn. Typhus is transmitted by body lice which live in hair, especially in areas where people are living close together and hygeine isn't all that great. (Think of Miguel's.) Napoleon lost most of troops during the winter to typhus when he decided to chase the Russians into St. Petersburg in the dead of winter (not a recommended strategy). During WWII, Dr. Eugene Lazowski faked several typhus outbreaks to keep the Nazis away from jewish towns since he knew Hitler was terrified of the disease. For some reason I also want to say that way back in Roman times 10X as many troops died from typhus as from battle wounds.
Soon after Custer's time the military authorities finally started to realize what typhus was and how it was spread. Now we have a new standard for hair hygiene.
[/lecture] Class dismissed.
Ever wonder why military recruits are shaved their first day in and then have to keep it short thereafter? It's not just to change their self-image or so the gas masks fit properly. Remember General Custer?
He lost more troops to typhus than to the indians at Little Big Horn. Typhus is transmitted by body lice which live in hair, especially in areas where people are living close together and hygeine isn't all that great. (Think of Miguel's.) Napoleon lost most of troops during the winter to typhus when he decided to chase the Russians into St. Petersburg in the dead of winter (not a recommended strategy). During WWII, Dr. Eugene Lazowski faked several typhus outbreaks to keep the Nazis away from jewish towns since he knew Hitler was terrified of the disease. For some reason I also want to say that way back in Roman times 10X as many troops died from typhus as from battle wounds.
Soon after Custer's time the military authorities finally started to realize what typhus was and how it was spread. Now we have a new standard for hair hygiene.
[/lecture] Class dismissed.
Ticking is gym climbing outdoors.
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marathonmedic
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