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   The Public Domain Review (publicdomainrev@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 02:22:01 JST The Public Domain Review

   #OnThisDay in 1931, Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley died from pneumonia contracted after walking home in a snowstorm. In 1885, the self-educated farmer from Vermont, using a homemade camera, became the first person to photograph a snow crystal: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-snowflake-man-of-vermont/ #otd

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     kaffando (kaffando@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 06:37:44 JST kaffando

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     To be fair, he wouldn't have gotten pneumonia from walking home in a snowstorm. Being at home or other enclosed spaces with someone infected with a respiratory illness - yes. Being in the cold? No. Amazing person, just the same.

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     The Public Domain Review (publicdomainrev@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Dec-2024 00:43:32 JST The Public Domain Review

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     @kaffando We didn't intend to imply as such. (Not sure why you read it like that, considering your knowledge.) Being exposed to cold temperatures can lower your immune your system, affecting your ability to fight off infection. So Bentley's long walk through the cold and succumbing to the illness so severely can certainly be connected.