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Joy to the world - it's Friday!
Did you know that the electric ray was used as anaesthetic by the ancient Greeks?
From the ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research:
Electric rays [a type of fish capable of producing electric discharge, much like electric eels] were used by the ancient Greeks as a kind of anaesthetic, the electricity supposedly numbing the pain of operations and childbirth - in fact, the Greek work for these rays is narke, from which we get our word "narcotic".
I don't know about you, but an epidural sounds like a much better idea.
That's the end of Friday Facts for 2008 folks - have a great holiday and see you next year!
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