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What Is "Smiling Death"

T his condition seen people who are trapped under a heavy object or rubbles for hours. They may suffering from the crush syndrome. Rescuers often do not realize that the patient needs treatment before rescue. Without proper preparation, the patient, with pain control, may be cheerful before extrication, but die shortly thereafter. This sudden decompensation is called the "smiling death." It can be expected any event where patients are trapped under a crushing weight more than 4 hours.

Cheryl's Birthday - A Math Problem From Singapore That’s Goes Viral

C heryl's Birthday is the unofficial name given to a mathematics brain teaser which was posted online on 10 April 2015, going viral in a matter of days. The quiz asked readers to guess the birthday of a girl named Cheryl using a handful of clues given to her friends Albert and Bernard.

Cryptophasia: Secret Language Of Twins

C ryptophasia is a phenomenon of a language developed by twins (identical or fraternal) that only the two children could understand. The word has its roots from crypto meaning secret and phasia meaning speech.  It has been reported that up to 50% of young twins will have their own twin language which they use to communicate only with each other and one that cannot be understood by others. "In all cases known, the language consists of imitation of the sound (for example 'meow' for a cat, 'Tic Tac' for clock, etc.), some coined term, word, or phrase, but for the greatest part of words from the adult language adapted to the constrained phonological possibilities of young children. These words being hardly recognizable, the language may turn out to be completely unintelligible to speakers of the parents' languages.