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Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove View PostFun trivia on Preston Brooks. Not even six months later he was dead. By all accounts it was an extremely unpleasant death by slow suffocation, trying to claw open his own throat so he could breathe. The cousin whose "honor" he was defending followed him to the grave just a few months later, also dying of disease."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
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Yeah, croup. So I suppose in reality it could've been a number of diseases. And I didn't realize it but the part about him tearing at his own throat to try and breathe came from Sumner's private letters so, heh, maybe a bit of literary license. The cousin he was avenging died of dropsy in the summer of 1857.
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Croup isn’t often fatal and it’s more associated with kids, but it is certainly possible. In the past any URI was called “croup” and was likely a result of an upper respiratory influenza.
“Dropsy” was almost certainly heart failure. You still hear CHF called “dropsy” with older, country people."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
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Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove View PostWas tuberculosis pretty much the only thing referred to as "consumption" or did that term cover a lot of different things too? Just out of curiosity."The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it is sometimes hard to verify their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
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Originally posted by iam416 View PostWiz, you’re needed here
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The Big10's new media deal is reportedly done. And Warren claims we're not done expanding. Lots of detail below -- I didn't realize CBS is mostly breaking up with the SEC.
Big Ten announces new multi-billion-dollar media rights deal - Sports Illustrated
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