Drinking too much water may have led to Bruce Lee's sudden death at age 32, shows new study

 

Bruce Lee's death has been a matter of interest for many years as Lee died under mysterious circumstances.

A statue of Bruce Lee in Hong Kong.

Bruce Lee was one of the most celebrated martial artists and actors, who sadly died at a young age of 32 in July 1973. Lee, whose famous quote reads "Be water, my friend," may have died from drinking too much water, a new study claims.

The actor's death has been a matter of interest for many years as Lee died under mysterious circumstances. However, almost 50 years later, the scientists have now reviewed the evidence in Lee's death and concluded that the actor most likely died from hyponatremia.

The autopsy report at the time of the actor's death in 1973 had shown that Lee had been killed from cerebral oedema, in simple words: brain swelling. The doctor had said the swelling of the brain had occurred after consuming a painkiller.

However, the new study now suggests that the oedema was brought on by hyponatraemia. In the study, published in the Clinical Kidney Journal, a group of researchers said that the martial artist died suddenly at a young age because his kidneys were unable to eliminate extra water.

Hyponatremia is when the sodium level in blood, which people need for fluid balance, is abnormally low.

"Hypersensitivity to the components of Equagesic (aspirin and meprobamate) was identified as the official cause of death," the study said.

However, the actor had previously taken the drug and on the day of his death, Lee had consumed the pill only "after" he felt uneasy and was showing symptoms that may be explained by cerebral oedema.

As per the study, Lee had suffered an episode of cerebral oedema two months before his death when he was in Hong Kong for a dubbing session.

The actor was taken to Baptist Hospital where cerebral oedema was diagnosed and Lee was then treated with mannitol.

The study claimed Bruce had multiple risk factors for hyponatremia, including drinking high quantities of liquid and using cannabis, which increases thirst. The imbalance causes cells in the body to swell, including those in the brain.

Bruce's death has been surrounded by conspiracy theories for decades that include that he may have been assassinated by Chinese gangsters, poisoned by a jealous lover or was the victim of a curse.

Lee's wife Linda, 77, revealed that the 'Enter The Dragon' star was on a fluid-based diet of carrot and apple juice during the time he passed away suddenly. Meanwhile, Matthew Polly, who wrote the 2018 biography 'Bruce Lee, A Life' referred to Bruce's repeated water intake on the evening of his death. Bruce has been reported to have frequently used cannabis and in one letter described himself as "stoned as hell."

The study concluded that Lee died from a specific form of kidney dysfunction: the inability to excrete enough water to maintain water homeostasis, which is mainly a tubular function. This may lead to hyponatremia, cerebral oedema and death within hours if excess water intake is not matched by water excretion in urine, which is in line with the timeline of Lee’s demise.

WhatsApp rolling out new ‘Message Yourself’ feature; here’s how you can use it

The new WhatsApp ‘Message Yourself’ feature makes it easier to text yourself. You can do a one-on-one chat with yourself to send notes, reminders, and updates as needed.

WhatsApp Message Yourself Feature is now rolling out to users in India

WhatsApp is a versatile app. It offers a host of features ranging from plain old instant messaging to even e-commerce and online payments. Another feature is adding to the list. WhatsApp has started rolling out a new ‘Message Yourself’ feature to users in India. Using this new feature, you’ll be able to easily chat with yourself. It might sound weird but the use cases are immense. In fact, a lot of users have already figured out ways to text themselves, even before the feature had rolled out. WhatsApp has announced that this feature will be available on Android and iOS and will be rolled out to all users in the coming weeks. 

The new WhatsApp ‘Message Yourself’ feature makes it easier to text yourself. You can do a one-on-one chat with yourself to send notes, reminders, and updates as needed. Users can keep track of their to-dos, and send themselves notes, reminders, and shopping lists on WhatsApp.

Step-by-step guide on How to use the Message Yourself feature:

Step 1: Open your WhatsApp 

Step 2: Hit on the new chat button

Step 3: On top of the contact list you will be able to see your contact

Step 4: Click on your number and start messaging

Prior to this option, WhatsApp users had to use WhatsApp Web in order to start texting themselves via the ‘Create your own link’ feature. If you still haven’t received the ‘Message Yourself’ feature, follow these steps to activate a chat with your own number.

Use https://wa.me/ where the is a full phone number in international format. Omit any zeroes, brackets, or dashes when adding the phone number in international format.

Examples:

Use: https://wa.me/91XXXXXXXXXX

Don't use: https://wa.me/+91-(XXX)XXXXXXX

Once you enter this link, the chat will open up and you can go ahead and send texts, media, notes, and more. 

WhatsApp banned over 23 lakh accounts in India in just a month; here's why

 WhatsApp has released its monthly report in compliance with the Information Technology Rules act. In the latest report, the Meta-owned instant messaging application revealed the data of the number of accounts it has banned from its platform from October 1 to October 31, 2022. The messaging application has banned 23,24,000 accounts. Some of these accounts were banned after a complaint was raised against them. However, most of them were banned because they failed to stick to WhatsApp's policies.

In the month of October, out of the 23,24,000 WhatsApp accounts that were banned, 8,11,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from the users. 

WhatsApp essentially classifies the banned accounts into two categories:

• Grievances received from users in India via the grievance mechanisms of WhatsApp.
• Accounts actioned in India through the prevention and detection methods for violating the laws of India or WhatsApp’s Terms of Service.
• Grievances reported in October

A meager total of just 701 reports were received from users and WhatsApp only acted on 34 of the complaints received from the users. These complaints are sent to an India-specific Grievance officer at wa@support.whatsapp.com. The officer can also be contacted via post. 

Why most of the WhatsApp accounts were banned

WhatsApp deploys tools and resources to prevent harmful behavior on the platform. The messaging application claims that it is focused on

prevention because they believe it is much better to stop harmful activity from happening in the first place than to detect it after harm has occurred.

The abuse detection operates at three stages of an account’s lifestyle: at registration, during messaging, and in response to negative feedback. 

A team of analysts augments these systems to evaluate edge cases and help improve the effectiveness of the tools over time

Giant 1km asteroid DANGEROUSlY close to Earth TOMMOROW, NASA warns

Once in a 6,00,000 years asteroid to come close to Earth, Nasa dubs it potentially hazardous .

The asteroid, which is about 1 kilometer in diameter and 2.5 times the height of the Empire State Building in the US, has been dubbed potentially hazardous.

Nasa tracks over 26,000 near-Earth asteroids 

                                                                               

Days after three asteroids zoomed past Earth, a massive celestial object is headed for a close approach on January 18. Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) will swoop past Earth in the coming weeks as it moves around in its elliptical orbit through the solar system.

Asteroids are rocky fragments left over from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.

At its closest, the asteroid will be 1.93 million km from Earth, 5.15 times the distance between the Moon and Earth. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which tracks the movement of these asteroids has said that the object will be flying at 70,416 kilometers per hour.

The asteroid, which is about 1 kilometer in diameter and 2.5 times the height of the Empire State Building in the US, has been dubbed potentially hazardous due to its staggering size. While astronomers do not see the asteroid impacting Earth, experts have said that an asteroid of this size has the potential of hitting the planet every 6,00,000 years.

The orbit of asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) is shown in white.

According to JPL, Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within195 a million kilometers of the Sun, which means they can circulate through the Earth’s orbital neighborhood. While the majority of the asteroid are classified NEOs, only a few are designated potentially hazardous. These objects are defined as asteroids that are more than about 460 feet (140 meters) in size with orbits that bring them as close as within 7.5 million kilometers of Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

Nasa tracks over 26,000 near-Earth asteroids and over 1,000 of these are considered potentially hazardous.

Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) was first discovered by Robert McNaught on August 9, 1994, using the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia and data showed that it had been captured in the scans since 1974. With over 47 years of observations, astronomers have well predicted its orbit over the years.

According to JPL, the closest approach set for January 18 with Earth will not happen for another 200 years. According to EarthSky, Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will shine at around magnitude 10. An object at 10th magnitude is a decent target for observers using a 6-inch or larger backyard telescope from a dark sky site.

Three asteroids zoomed past Earth in the first week of 2022. Among the three visiting Earth's orbit in the first week of the month, 22021 YQ was the biggest with a size extending between 49-110 meters wide.

You can watch the asteroid by virtual telescope, below is the link given

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/