First it was the Fleshing-Eating bacteria, and now this.  Apparently UK scientists have discovered a common parasite that apparently lives on contact lenses and gnaws through your eyeballs, causing vision problems, and even blindness. It’s found in dust, pool water, and even tap water. Contacts have been around for decades, why is this just now being discovered? IT EATS YOUR EYEBALLS! That’s just insane.
Here is the CDC’s official website on the parasite.
This story is incredible. Apparently a British boy was walking along the beach and found *gag*, sorry about that. He found and picked up…*gag*, found a chunk of whale vomit on the beach. Why this kid decided to pick it up, I have no idea, but what a find. Apparently this stuff, called Ambergris (yes it has a proper name), is used to prolong perfume scents and it ridiculously expensive and rare.
I know he is the luckiest kid ever, but why is he holding the blown chunk so close to his face? It’s unnecessarily unsanitary.
Getting this stuff proves dangerous as well. This woman almost gets eaten while looking that quick cash.
For anyone who is a fan of raptors and the T-Rex, we may be closer to ever (at least according to the book). Move over Besse Cooper, there is a new oldest organism in town. In Italy, scientists discovered the oldest creatures ever recorded, 230 MILLION years old. The best part: They are encased in amber! If that doesn’t make the 4 year old in you stand up and scream at the top of your lungs, then you are dead inside. Not only that, but these mites (I know, mosquitoes are so much sexier) are almost identical to their modern day descendants. This may not seem like a big deal, but that means that evolutionarily speaking, these critters are at the top of their game, along side the shark and the cockroach. Full story here.
This is my favorite phenomenon in the last few months; BOOMS that seemingly come from nowhere. In my last post, I covered the BOOMS that are happening in Wisconsin. Now it seems like they have returned, this time in Sacramento California. Read the story here. No explanation from professionals and no word from officials.
The preserved body of a diver was found in Lake Michigan off of Wisconsin. Apparently the lack of oxygen and the near freezing temperatures preserved the body for 13 years. How crazy is that?
It’s no secret I am scared of sharks, and the unknown monsters of the deep. I have to say, that if I was diving, and a skeletal face appeared from the murky depths, or worse yet, if that face still had thirteen year old dead skin clinging to it zombie style, i would have vacated my bowels and went screaming all the way to the surface.