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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

In Germany, people say "Hinz und Kunz," which are surnames.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

English-speaking medical students use the phrase in memorizing the order of an artery, and a nerve, and the three tendons of the flexor retinaculum in the lower leg: the T, D, A, N and H of Tom, Dick and Harry correspond to tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, posterior tibial artery, tibial nerve, and flexor hallucis longus.

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 weeks ago

.. and TIL that Harriet died in 2006 .. right here in Australia, aged (an estimated) 176 years old.