Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Stethoscopes and fat people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Laennec#The_invention_of_the_stethoscope

The stethoscope was originally invented because a doctor couldn't hear the heartbeat of someone because they were so fat. He said that he couldn't hear the heartbeat "on account of the great degree of fatness". That is pretty funny.

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