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You may want to hold off swimming in Lake Malawi… This Is One Reason To Do Research BEFORE You Take Your Vacation In An New Area 32-year-old James Michael contracted Schistomosomiasis (AKA Bilharzia) during a trip with his pals in Southeast Africa. James lives in Kensington, London. He went on what was supposed …
Continue reading “African Parasite Enters Through Man’s Penis And Nearly Ruins His Entire Life”
Some people may want to go back to being a kid, but what would one be willing to go through to go back? All It Took Was The Mention Of Babying… Rutledge Deas IV, 29-years-old, told investigators that he has suffered severe childhood trauma and being cared for like a baby brought him “back …
Continue reading “Adult Man Poses As Disabled Teen Brother To Get Babysitter To Change His Diaper”
People steal things all the time, this is no surprise. But usually, when things are stolen and if they are recovered, they are typically not in better shape than when they were taken. That is not the case in this in this story. Well, it is and it isn’t. Here’s what happened. A Prius was …
Continue reading “Car Stolen But Left Better Than Before, Except For ‘One’ Thing”
Need some extra help convincing your kids to get off their electronics? Well, just tell them about the woman whose eye BURST after spending to much time on her smartphone… Whodda Thunk? Doctors barely saved a female patient’s eye after her smartphone caused a blood vessel in her left retina to burst from excessive …
Continue reading “Chinese Woman’s Eye Pops Allegedly Due To Cellphone Use”
When she was experiencing painful and itchy lesions on the palms of her hands, a 73-year-old Brazilian woman went to the dermatologist and got an unsettling diagnosis. The woman was not identified within the New England Journal of Medicine case report said that the treating doctor noticed the lesions about nine months ago. Accompanying symptoms …
Continue reading “Woman Receives Unsettling Diagnosis Regarding Her ‘Velvety’ Palms”
Imagine your enjoying your night after visiting with some friends. Then, while you’re getting ready to leave, some homeless guy pulls you out into the street. That’s scary enough, But then, he spills hot diarrhea on your head… What The Heck? Heidi Van Tassel was parked in Hollywood Boulevard, California. She was …
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Virginia Women, Beware Of Your Doctors… On Nov the 8th, a Virginia doctor was arrested for allegedly performing unnecessary surgical procedures on women without their consent or knowledge. There is at least one instance in which Javaid Perwaiz, 69-year-old Doctor from Chesapeake, had tried to tie a woman’s Fallopian tubes – an operation which denied …
Losing your luggage happens. But maybe it doesn’t have to happen quite as often as it does. Especially at a Singapore airport… 20-Day Jail Sentence An ex-baggage handler allegedly swapped the tags on the baggage he was in charge of. On the 11th, 66-year-old Tay Boon Keh was sentenced under the Penal Code for mischief, …
You never know when you’ll need to fight for life, and when your axe will be one of the only reasons you’re still alive! Ben Ball, thankfully, was prepared for this… Oshtemo Township, Michigan Ben Ball is a thirty-six-year-old who lives in Oshtemo Township, Michigan. On the 5th, his home was invaded by a …
Continue reading “Michigan Man Defends Apartment With A Battle Axe”
Now we have heard people sticking things in their ears (yes, mostly small children), but what would you do if you had stuff LIVING in your ear? Mr. Lv And His Uninvited Guests A 24-year-old man from China was suffering an earache and decided to go to the doctor. He wasn’t expecting to be …