Did you know that World Boxing Champion Mannie Paq is am·bi·dex·trous?

Did you know that a ambidextrous person is a man or woman who can use both hands equally well?

Did you know that people that are naturally ambidextrous are rare, with only one out of one hundred people being naturally ambidextrous?

Did you know that in modern times, it is more common to find people considered ambidextrous who were originally left handed and who learned to be ambidextrous either deliberately or during childhood institutions such as schools where right-handed habits are often emphasized or required?

Did you know that since many everyday devices (such as can openers and scissors) are asymmetrical and designed for right-handed people, many left-handers learn to use them right-handedly due to the rarity or lack of left-handed models?

Did you know that left-handed people are much more likely to develop motor skills in their non-dominant hand than right-handers?

Did you know that right-handers may become ambidextrous due to an injury of their right hand or arm?

Did you know that Ambidexterity is often encouraged in activities requiring a great deal of skill in both hands, such as juggling, swimming, percussion, keyboard music, baseball, lacrosse, surgery, boxing, martial arts and basketball?

Did you know that in boxing, Manny Pacquiao has a southpaw stance on the ring even though he is really right-handed outside the ring?

Did you know in tennis players Luke Jensen and Maria Sharapova are ambidextrous?


Did you know that some players find cross-dominance advantageous in golf, especially if a left-handed player utilizes right-handed clubs.?

golfer, Mac O'Grady

Did you know that in golfer, Mac O'Grady was a touring pro who played right-handed, yet could play "scratch" (no handicap) golf left-handed. He lobbied the USGA for years to be certified as an amateur "lefty" and a pro "righty" to no avail?
 

Did you know that being a natural left-hander but play golf right-handed is known as cross-dominance or mixed-handedness?


Did you know that in basketball the player may choose to make a pass or shot with the weaker hand. NBA stars David Lee, Derrick Rose, Andrew Bogut and Michael Beasley, are ambidextrous players?

 Did you know that brothers Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol can make hook shots with both right and left hand while both their dominant hand is right?

Did you know that Candace Parker, forward for the WNBA Sparks team, also has equal dominance with both hands?

Bill Durnan

Did you know that  ice hockey player, goaltender Bill Durnan, was nicknamed "Dr. Strangeglove" for his ability to catch the puck with either hand?

Vezina Trophy,

This feat won him the Vezina Trophy, then for the National Hockey League's goalie with the lowest goals-against average, six times out of only seven seasons.

Did you know that many modern small arms employ ambidextrous design to accommodate both the right- and left-handed operator?

Did you know that this is advantageous for marketing the weapon to military or law enforcement units because the weapons are distributed in a large scale,  eliminates the need for training left-handed operators to adapt to a right-handed weapon?
 

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Did you now that the doctors reduced Manihuari chest from a N cup to a 34B cup, in a six-hour operation?

Did you know that a mother-of-four  was left bedbound for six months because of her N cup breasts had made it impossible to move?


Did you know that Julia Manihuari's had to have an operation to remove two-and-a-half stone of flesh from her chest?


Did you know that Manihuari said that her breast were so big that they were were touching her legs?

Did you know that Manihuari, 29, said that her N cup breast were so heavy that when she would try to get up she would get light headed and faint?

Did you know that local media help and paid for her to take a three-day boat journey to the nearest town to seek medical help?

Did you know that Doctors at the Loayza Archbishop Hospital were worried the weight of her chest could crush her lungs and kill her?
 Did you now that the doctors reduced Manihuari chest from a N cup to a 34B cup, in a six-hour operation?

  

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Did you know to treat Gigantism surgery is the treatment of choice and can cure many cases?

Did you know that Gigantism is abnormally large growth due to an excess of growth hormone during childhood, before the bone growth plates have closed?
 Did you know that the most common cause of too much growth hormone release is a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland?

Did you know that Gigantism is also caused by?

• Carney complex
• McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS)
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1)
• Neurofibromatosis

Did you know that if excess growth hormone occurs after normal bone growth has stopped, the condition is known as Acromegaly?

Did you know that Gigantism is very rare?

Did you know that with Gigantism the child will grow in height, as well as in the muscles and organs?  

Other symptoms include:

• Delayed puberty
• Double vision or difficulty with side (peripheral) vision
• Frontal bossing and a prominent jaw
• Headache
• Increased sweating
• Irregular periods (menstruation)
• Large hands and feet with thick fingers and toes
• Release of breast milk
• Thickening of the facial features
• Weakness

Did you know to treat Gigantism surgery is the treatment of choice and can cure many cases?

Did you know that in situations in which surgery cannot completely remove the tumor, medication is the treatment of choice?


Did you know that the most effective medications are somatostatin analogs (such as octreotide or long-acting lanreotide), which reduce growth hormone release?

Dopamine agonists (bromocriptine mesylate, cabergoline) have also been used to reduce growth hormone release, but these are generally less effective. Pegvisomant, a medication that blocks the effect of growth hormone, may be used.

Did you know that radiation therapy has also been used to bring growth hormone levels to normal,  however, it can take 5 - 10 years for the full effects to be seen and almost always leads to low levels of other pituitary hormones?

Did you know that radiation has also been linked to learning disabilities, obesity, and emotional changes in children?


Did you know that most experts will use radiation only if surgery and medication fail?

Did you know that Pituitary surgery is usually successful in limiting growth hormone production.?

• Delayed puberty

Did you know that surgery and radiation can both lead to low levels of other pituitary hormones, which can cause:

• Adrenal insufficiency
• Diabetes insipidus (rarely)
• Hypogonadism
• Hypothyroidism

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Did you know that Korsakoff's syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain?

Did you know that Korsakoff's syndrome  is a neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B₁) in the brain?

Did you know that the syndrome is named after Sergei Korsakoff, the neuropsychiatrist who popularized the theory?

Did you know that there are six major symptoms of Korsakoff's syndrome?

1. anterograde amnesia^[1] and
2. retrograde amnesia, severe memory loss
3. confabulation, that is, invented memories which are then taken as true due to gaps in memory sometimes associated with blackouts
4. meager content in conversation
5. lack of insight
6. apathy - the patients lose interest in things quickly and generally appear indifferent to change.

Did you know that Korsakoff's involves neuronal loss, that is, damage to neurons; gliosis which is a result of damage to supporting cells of the central nervous system; and hemorrhage or bleeding in mammillary bodies?

Damage to the dorsomedial nucleus or anterior group of the thalamus (limbic-specific nuclei) is also associated with this disorder?

Signs

• Apathy
• Ataxia
• Coma
• Confabulation
• Paralysis of muscles controlling the eye
• Retrograde and anterograde amnesia
• Tremor
• Anosognosia - Lack of insight to or awareness of the condition

Did you know that vitamin deficiency help increase the effects Korsakoff's syndrome?

Did you know that chronic alcoholism and severe malnutrition also increase the chance that one might develope Korsakoff's syndrome?

Did you know that mercury poisoning can also lead to Korsakoff's syndrome?

Did you know that centipede (mukade) bites in Japan also cause Korsakoff's syndrome?



 There is no specific treatment because the previous thiamine deficiency produces irreversible damage to the medial thalamic nuclei and mammillary bodies. Mammillary body atrophy may be visible on high-resolution MRI.^[8]

Did you know that the most effective method of preventing Korsakoff's syndrome is to avoid B vitamin/thiamine deficiency?

Did you know that in Western nations the most common causes of such deficiency are alcoholism and weight disorders?

Did you know that in the  U.S., government mandates to adding thiamine to alcoholic beverages have been blocked for this reason and also by political groups asserting that such supplementation would encourage alcohol use.?

Did you know that Bobby Meide, a drummer for longstanding local rock band the Flamin' Ohs, passed away from Korsakoff's syndrome?

( 1950 - 2010.)



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Did you know that packages without a standard mailing or rectangular shape are eligible for Parcel Post shipping?

Did you know that Parcel Post is a service offered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as an "affordable and reliable option for packages?

Did you Parcel Post offers a lower-cost option for shipping items that are not eligible for First Class Mail delivery?


Did you know that Parcel Post is for heavier items that do not need to be delivered within the two-to-three-business-day window Priority Mail offers, Parcel Post provides a substantial savings in the cost of postage?Did you know that any item that weighs over 13 oz is not eligible for First Class Mail shipping through the USPS and must be shipped via Priority Mail?Did you know that Parcel Post eligible items include anything mailable by the USPS?


Did you know that collectibles, toys, household goods, clothing, shoes and small pieces of exercise equipment are all examples of items eligible for shipping via Parcel Post?


Did you know that books, videos and music are also eligible for Parcel Post shipping but are more economically shipped via Media Mail?


Did you know that packages sent through the USPS via Parcel Post can measure up to 130 inches in combined length and girth and this is the largest package size allowed by the USPS.?

Did you know that a Parcel Post package that has a combined length and girth of greater than 108 inches but less than 130 inches has postage assessed at an oversized price instead of at the standard Parcel Post rate?

1. • Did you know that Parcel Post is a cost-effective shipping option when the item shipped via Parcel Post weighed up to a USPS maximum allowed weight of 70 lbs?

     Did you know that a surcharge is assessed when the package weight exceeds the 35-lb level?
   
    Did you know that packages without a standard mailing or rectangular shape are eligible for Parcel Post shipping?
   

   
   

   Did you know that mailers such as tubes and rolls as well as other irregular sized parcels that are not 26 inches or more on their longest size are assessed an additional surcharge because they are considered non-machineable?

   
   

   Did you know that Parcel Post is typically delivered within two to nine days within the lower 48 states though the size of a package or the final destination can alter this delivery time frame? 

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