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Word: uvula (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Manhattan, Abraham Levitt, jeweler, felt nauseated, tried to make himself vomit by tickling his uvula with a spoon. The spoon caught in his gullet. Bellowing, Jeweler Levitt rushed out for help. A policeman tried to extricate the spoon. Jeweler Levitt hastened to Beekman St. Hospital. While waiting for a surgeon, he signaled for a drink of water, drank, gagged, gasped. Out popped the spoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Matches | 4/27/1931 | See Source »

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