The most kissed face in the world
Woman who drowned in Paris becomes most kissed face in world
In the late 19th century a woman's lifeless body was pulled from a quay by the River Seine in Paris. Because no one could identify her, authorities produced a plaster mask of her face and hung it outside. Artists and writers, captured by her beauty, began making up stories of her death. Everything from unrequited love to a suicide.
Fast forward nearly 70 years and the image of the woman and her mysterious death were still inspiring people. In 1958, the Laerdal Company decided to switch from creating children's toys to creating resuscitation and emergency devices. They introduced their first patient simulator Resusci Anne mannequin in 1960. She has come to be known by millions as Rescue Annie or Resusci Annie.
Asmund Laerdal, founder of the company, was convinced that if a mannequin was life-like, people would be more determined to learn the proper technique and save a life, according to the Daily Mail. Millions around the world have been taught to perform CPR on the doll making the image of a girl who possibly took her own life the most kissed face in the world.
When I was a kid, my mother brought home a Rescusci-Anne in a trunk (which you could do, because she had no legs).
Between the lack of legs, the shocked expression, and the uncanny valley, it wigged me out. In hindsight, I should not have opened the trunk.
This is kinda creepy.
I have a CPR certificate, but haven't updated my certification in a really long time - this is a reminder that I need to do so, or else throw the certificate away.
I've kisssed Annie, more than once.
I got mine renewed after the bacchane was born, since the hospital for sick kids insisted on it
Definately weird man. Creepy
I also thik that it's little creepy.I kissed Nupur at first in my life. CPR Certification Dallas
How 'bout that sandiego001, you and I share a past relationship. We saw eachother for a while after, but I got tired of always having to carry the conversation.