Reading a story about creepy crawlies and parasites usually makes you feel a little itchy. This one might require you to go lie in a fetal position under the shower for a while. A Filipino woman went to see a doctor after experiencing a bizarre, sudden seizure. Her condition left the medical professionals scratching their …
Do you think you know all the bizarre medical treatments on this list? Like cocaine in medicine or tobacco enemas? Mercury Medicine Mercury compounds were used historically to treat diseases including syphilis. Physicians prescribed mercury in ointments, pills and vapors despite its toxicity. Patients could experience salivation, neurological symptoms, kidney damage and other serious effects. …
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You’ve surely heard the urban legend about how we swallow 10 or so spiders while sleeping over our lives. Fortunately, that’s not true. Most animals want nothing to do with your gaping, snoozing maw. This bat obviously didn’t get that memo, though. Dr. Krista Edelman had a nightmarish wake-up recently. Her harmless, if a bit …
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The loss of human life is a tragedy, but it does make for a good story. Some of the most popular tales ever written are absolutely littered with cruel and unusual deaths. However, you don’t need to go into the realm of fantasy to find bizarre ways to die. Some people die in just such …
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You should never ignore the risks animals can pose to you when you’re out and about in the great outdoors. Indeed, most people will be on the lookout for bears, cougars, wolves, runaway dogs, moose, and the like. However, you shouldn’t ignore smaller and more timid critters. A beast as unintimidating as a beaver can …
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A popular urban myth states that Coca-Cola (and other similar drinks) will dissolve a tooth within days. While that’s not true, cola drinks are acidic, and drinking too much can damage your teeth. But their acidity may have beneficial effects as well, as this woman’s case demonstrates. A Massachusetts woman reported to a hospital with …
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You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover or a crime scene by first impressions. That’s certainly true in this case, where Alabama police found a couple dead in the woods. What originally seemed like the result of some kind of tragic accident turned out to be something entirely different. It was murder. The bodies …
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Scientific experimentation is fundamental to advancing our understanding of the world around us. But those experiments can be strange or even horrifying at times. Researchers across history have organized funny, mind-boggling, and revolting studies alike to test out their ideas. Sometimes the results have been worth it. Other times… Less so. Here’s a collection of …
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Harvesting wild mushrooms for food is a risky game if you don’t know what you’re doing. Many fatally dangerous fungi look virtually identical to perfectly harmless ones. Confusing them may have irreversible consequences. Californian authorities would really, really like it if Golden State residents learned this lesson. Unusually wet weather has caused mushrooms to… Well, …
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They say the eyes are the windows of the soul. But you can see a lot of other things in the eyes, too. To be perfectly honest, our eyes are a little freaky. In some ways, human eyes are some of the sharpest in nature, and there’s a lot that goes on in those balls …
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