Swelling is often most visible in the feet and ankles. Pregnancy can cause edema in the legs as the uterus puts pressure on the vena cava, a major blood vessel that returns blood to the heart from the legs. Fluid retention during pregnancy also can be caused by a more serious condition called preeclampsia. Low protein levels in the blood caused by malnutrition, kidney and liver disease can cause edema. The proteins help to hold salt and water inside the blood vessels so fluid does not leak out into the tissues.
Tinky Winky (played by Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, and Simon Shelton) is the first Teletubby. He is the largest of the Teletubbies, is covered in bright purple terrycloth, and has a triangular antenna on his head.
The rounded green hills that the Teletubbies called home were actually part of a farm in Wimpstone, Warwickshire. When filming finished in 2001, the owner of the land was so sick of Teletubby fans trespassing on it that she flooded it and turned it into a pond. People were jumping fences and crossing cattle fields. Weâre glad to see the back of it, said Rosemary Harding, who now runs an aquatics centre at the site. 2.