Weird Article Round-up
Here are some choice links from the Fortean Times Breaking News section:
Man finds python in rental car
A study of 7 historical leaders who may have suffered from dementia.
Some guy is trying to visit every Starbucks in the world, and is doing a good job, except that they open new stores at a rate of 10 a week worldwide, now.
Toddlers at a French airport had their toy swords confiscated.
Military bases around the US are cautioning soldiers against bringing Coke cans into classified meetings and areas, just in case one of the cans is one of the special prize cans featuring a GPS/cell phone device.
Lonely women are becoming a problem for Malaysian firemen
Sticky bullets act as distant spies
Minister charged with using fear of devil to coerce sex
1421: The Year China Discovered America? - New documentary on PBS next week
A funny article about how the sneakiest primates have the largest brains, and some of the funny tricks they play. I’d like to hear more about all this “monkeying around”
An interesting item from Australia about a cult whose members are donating kidneys and organs to strangers, but who are running afoul of local laws doing so.
University reverses ban on having a French-speaking guide dog in class
Scientists have discovered that lampreys have an entirely different type of immune system from anything they’ve seen before.
An American inventor has filed for a patent for a tombstone with a touch video screen to display video-taped messages from the deceased. I’d also like to see them expand this idea to have a “live” video feed of the corpse.
Brain implants read monkey’s minds
A drug made from vampire bat saliva is underway to help prevent blood-clotting.
Croatian Skeletons Reveal Changing Status Of Cancer In Europe Across The Centuries
Apparently, in rural areas in India, and especially on British-operate tea plantations, there exists a trend of witch-killing, directed by medicine men, to cure diseases and curses.
Wrong to call terrorists ‘crazy’
Court: E-mail providers can read messages
Angry Ghost Rips Worker’s Arm Off
Man Tries to Get Rid of Million Pennies
WHOOOO! People are doing work with face transplants! Fucking Crazy!
A legally insane Houston man who gouged his girlfriend’s eyes with a steak knife has received a jury summons and might be able to serve, but lawyers say it’s doubtful he’ll be picked for a panel.
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