Brain Eating Amoeba’s

I have reported on this supposedly rare condition two times (here and here) in the past year.  Doesn’t seem so rare.  The brain eating amoebas are still getting airtime.  This time, it is in Florida.  A 12 year-old boy was kneeboarding (whatever that is) with friends and became infected.  The weird thing is that the amoeba only lives in freshwater, AND you can drink contaminated water, just not get it in your nose (which is close to your brain).  The reasons are not understood, but under rare conditions this amoeba causes brain inflammation and the deterioration of brain tissue.

Why Cows?

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The FFP took a little bit of a hiatus, and now we are back and better than ever.  I am so glad this story appeared on not only a CBS site, but on a very popular aggregate site as well.  See this crazy stuff has been going on for decades, and the people who reported it, and those who suspected something suspicious were labeled as cooks and weirdos.  Let me elaborate:

For some strange reason, all across this country, cows are basically being cut up under very strange circumstances.  Who would want to cut up random cows?!  And why cows?  Look at that picture above.  They are really cute in a gross and stinky way.  You might have heard of this phenomenon as “Cow Mutilations”.

Now before you dismiss this totally out of hand, know this:  This was reported by CBS.  Here is a list of the strange occurrences that are common all across the country:

1.  Cows killed and various random parts are being removed:  Eyes, Ears, tongue.
2.  All the reproductive organs are removed, including coring out the anus.
2.  They are removed with surgical precision.
3.  There is no blood or fluid.  The wounds are micro-cauterized as if removed with a laser.
4.  There is no evidence of ritualistic killings, nor is it from a wild animal.
5.  It happens for a series of days

So that begs the question:  Who is doing this and why?  I think the quick answers are what take credibility away from the topic, but something/someone is doing it.

Seems like a lot of trouble to make homemade hot dogs (tongues, ears, and a-holes).

You don’t have a tapeworm. That’s only in your head

Would you rather have brain cancer, or a Tapeworm?  Answer seems obvious right?  What if when trying to remove a tumor, your doctor instead discovers a huge tapeworm sucking the brain juice out of your Medulla Oblongata?!

That’s what happened to Australian rocker Jay Whalley.  He had headaches, seizures, the whole bit.  He goes to a doctor, they go into his skull and find a massive tapeworm in there, all curled up and cozy.  This source?  Apparently he contracted it from an infected person a few years ago.  apparently they can’t withstand the stomach, so the eggs end up in the muscles, and remain there, dormant and nun-harmful UNLESS they end up in your eyes or brain.  Usually these are found in pork.  Oh and this guy?  He’s a vegetarian.

Sometimes it’s LITERALLY like life is set up like a casino:  You only win if the house lets you.  At least it didn’t look like this guy.

This week in Strange Fire Related Incidents

Let’s look at three stories of similar theme, but with very different outcomes.

First, since you all know my love of all things old, I give you Clara Cowell.  She just turned 102, and to celebrate the occasion, she gave up smoking.  Wild guess on how long she had been knocking them back?  82 years!  The reason:  her family thought the falling ash would catch the house on fire.  Her family actually supported her habit of 3 cigarettes a day.  They have been working for her so far, along with daily cup of tea spiked with whiskey.  They don’t make them like this anymore.

In Oklahoma, a very different scene transpired.  In an unsuspecting neighborhood, some people saw smoke coming from the window of a house.  Police and Firefighters were called, and they discovered the burning body of Danny Vanzandt.  This wasn’t routine, as there was no fire damage to the house.  All that was left were the smoldering remains on Mr. Vanzandt.  The Sheriff thinks it may be Spontaneous Combustion.  How crazy would that be?

Finally, in other strange fire news, an 11 year old cancer survivor was almost burned to death in her hospital bed.  Apparently the hand sanitizer did not mix well with a burst of static electricity.  She survived the incident, but not without 3rd degree burns.

The Strange Chinese Desert

If you haven’t read my article on the strange Chinese ghost towns that litter the China desert, you should catch up immediately.  If you have, well then this is an update for you.  It turns out, thanks to good ole Google Maps, and people with absolutely nothing constructive to do, a NEW Chinese structure has been found in the Kashgar desert.  It is described as containing “Extensive structures that are big and funny looking”, and apparently the entire place “went up in a big hurry”.  No one has a clue what the ^%@# this place is for.

I think it is safe to say this is Apple’s newest iPod factory?