ROUGH roads in the northern US state of Nebraska are being hailed for saving a man's life, after the ambulance he was in hit a large pothole and got his heart beating correctly.
Paramedics were racing the 59-year-old to hospital, after being called in response to a tachycardic heart rate in excess of 200 beats per minute.
However when the vehicle hit the bump in the road, his heart returned to a normal sinus rhythm, the ambulance officers told ABC13 news.
Doctors said the incident was rare but not unique, with irregular heartbeats more often treated with an electrical shock.
"Classically, you'll see it on television. The paddles...Clear...and a big jolt.
"Turns out, you can also do that with a pothole," one doctor said, with the man expected to make a full recovery.
Drinking alcohol, while not generally advised for health reasons, can actually help you learn a foreign language.
A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology describes an experiment in which German-speaking students were separated into two groups.
One drank water, while the others drank a set amount of alcohol based on their weight before speaking for two minutes with a Dutch interviewer.
Those who had been given alcohol scored better for their use of their foreign language, with the researchers saying they believed the alcohol reduced their nerves and improved their performance.
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