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15. The first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant in the United States were done at the University of Minnesota.

Waidaminutehere. Didn't we read the first open heart surgery was done in Alabama?

392 posted on 02/13/2006 10:28:47 AM PST by Professional Engineer (It's a bunch of hot air, crap flows down hill, and electrons go wherever they darn well please.)

To: Professional Engineer; PAR35

15. The first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant in the United States were done at the University of Minnesota.

Waidaminutehere. Didn't we read the first open heart surgery was done in Alabama?

From the Alabama "Facts and Trivia" list . . .

In 1902 Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill performed the first open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere by suturing a stab wound in a young boy's heart. The surgery occurred in Montgomery.

How the "San Juan Hill" did you remember that? You two are really scary. Still, all these trivia errors are being documented for a very long letter to the webmaster at 50states.com

394 posted on 02/13/2006 10:59:38 AM PST by w_over_w (Don't tell me to go to your BLOG . . . just tell me how your day was.)

To: Professional Engineer; w_over_w

That's a really good catch.

Notes to self.

1)Don't play Trivial Pursuit with PE.

2)Research carefully before flaming PE.

396 posted on 02/13/2006 12:16:31 PM PST by PAR35

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