Thursday, December 11, 2008

This Day in History: 1844




Nitrous Oxide, i.e. "Laughing Gas" was used for the first time in the dental profession, thereby marking the first time 19th century dentistry became slightly less terrifying than having your face mauled off by a rabid wolverine.

1 comment:

Merton Sussex said...

Hey...don't knock wolverine-induced facial maulings until you've tried them, chum.