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Archaeologists uncovering the burial of a woman from Egypt’s 21st Dynasty were stunned to find something beyond ritual artifacts or golden relics. Bound to a mummified foot was a prosthetic toe, carved from wood, stitched with fine leather cords, and shaped with astonishing anatomical precision. At over 3,000 years old, it predates modern prosthetics by millennia—yet rivals them in both design and functionality.

What makes this discovery especially baffling is not just its age, but its biomechanical sophistication. The wooden toe isn’t a symbolic appendage—it was engineered to allow walking, complete with a bend at the joint and comfort pads for balance. CT scans revealed wear marks suggesting the woman actually used it, daily. But how could ancient artisans possess such ergonomic knowledge, centuries before the scientific revolution?

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Lena Maria Vendelius er både fotmaler, forfatter, sanger, og kursholder - for å nevne noe 💥Hun har også to gullmedaljer fra VM i svømming, hvor hun også satte to nye verdensrekorder, i tillegg til å ha mottatt H.M. Kongens medalje.

Dette for sin fremtredende prestasjon som artist og idrettsutøver, og for den rollemodellen hun er og har vært for mennesker med nedsatt funksjonsevne i Sverige og i utlandet 🥇

I episoden prates det om alt fra oppvekst, fotmaling, idrett, sokker, begrensninger vs muligheter og mye mer.

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