12-16-08

A kid was born with a foot growing in its head. Details.

11-30-08

Thigh chafing.

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Marathon runners get bloody nipples.

11-26-08

"A desire not to acknowledge depression in ourselves or those close to us -- better known these days as denial, is such a strong urge that plenty of people prefer to think that until you are actually flying out of a window, you don't have a problem."

-- Elizabeth Wurtzel

11-14-08

Smokers lose their taste buds.

11-11-08

1 in 3 children in America are overweight. What's even more sad is that the Cookie Monster now eats vegetables and says that "cookies are a sometimes food."

11-6-08

Q-tips push wax deeper into the ear -- much more wax than they get out. In fact, q-tip packages say nothing whatsoever about earwax removal; they refer to the tips as "applicators," intended for rubbing stuff on. Q-tips do happen to fit in ears, which somehow led to the belief that they're good for removing wax; they're actually completely useless for this purpose.

10-26-08

Women can actually stop having periods if their body fat gets too low. This happens to anorexics and some athletes.

6-16-08

Bacon floss.

6-11-08

There is a critical shortage of large-animal veterinarians.

4-29-08

The incubation period for mad cow disease is five years.

11-6-07

Dogs cause cancer. (Source.)

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Making your bed is bad for you. The extra humidity breeds more bugs.

8-10-07

I have thumb cancer.

Maybe not, but my left thumb has been perpetually chapped for the last few weeks.