Things I learned lately 6 Nov

• In 1847 Robert Liston is said to have allegedly performed the amputation of a limb in 28 seconds, also accidentally amputating his assistant surgeon's fingers, causing the patient and the assistant to die of sepsis, and a witness reportedly dying of shock, making this surgery the deadliest in history. Assuming it's true.
• Bohemian Rhapsody spent 9 weeks at number 1 on the UK charts in 1976. It ranks as the 3rd best-selling UK single of all time (behind Elton John’s Princess Diana tribute Candle in the Wind and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?)
• Facebook has reinvented itself by creating Campus, only for college students.
• Toothpaste tablets. No tubes, no mess, no waste. One month's worth costs $10. 
• Teflon itself isn't toxic, it's the by-product of Teflon when it's overheated, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
• McDonalds is bringing the McRib back December 2nd nationwide (in the US so far). No word on availability in Canada.
• 86% of Canadians support the idea of a national pharma-care plan and 77% say the government should put a high priority on increasing prescription drug coverage. 
• Norwegians used to have a car brand named Troll.
• When making a sauce for your pasta, you should add some of the water you used to boil the pasta into the sauce. This will help the sauce bind better to the pasta and make it taste better.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil is not for frying things! It has a very low smoke point and will break down. For higher (but still not very high) heat, you want regular Olive Oil, not Extra Virgin.
• Dodge used to have a Canadian sub-brand named Fargo. It ended up Canadian anyway.
• GM used to have a Canadian sub-brand named Acadian, which made models like the Canso.