November 02, 2023
Introduced in 1946, the bikini swimsuit was named (to evoke a sense of shock and awe) after Bikini Atoll, the site of a nuclear test.
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Is It Really Dangerous to Swim After Eating?
Common wisdom holds that it is unsafe to swim after eating unless one waits for some prescribed period of time—usually between 30 minutes and two hours. The belief is that the pylorus, the gate between the stomach and intestines, will cramp up and render the swimmer unable to stay above water.
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