May 06, 2024
When Chairman Mao hosted Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1958, the Chinese leader arranged for their meetings to be held at a swimming pool. Mao, an excellent swimmer, goaded Khrushchev into the water as a psychological ploy since the Russian leader was a poor swimmer and required the use of a humbling flotation device.
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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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