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June 20, 2016
Days After a Swim, Woman Finds a Live Spider in Her Ear
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A welsh woman from Porthcawl thought her ear pain was the result of water trapped in her ear after a swim. When she went to the hospital, a nurse pulled a live spider from her ear.
Victoria Price went for a swim one day and returned with ear pain
Thinking it was just water trapped in her ear or a perforated drum, she didn’t worry about it
After a full day, she asked her husband to take a look and he said there was something living in her ear
She went to the hospital where a nurse calmly removed a living spider from her ear
Price expects that the spider was in her hoodie and made its way from her hair into her ear when she took a shower
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Source: Days After a Swim, Woman Finds a Live Spider in Her Ear
Trial of the Year: 18 Asiatic Lions are Being Tried for Murder
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In a moment that can only be deemed a victory for the justice system, 18 Asiatic Lions have been brought up on murder charges.
The accusation comes in the wake of three separate incidences in Gujarat, India.
The investigation is still on going. But for the time being, 18 male lions have been taken into custody and are being processed.
Building a Case
Wikimedia by Anoop Rana
In these instances, the burden of proof always falls on the prosecution. The state’s case will hinge on the evidence.
In order to prove which lion is guilty, investigators are testing the lion’s paw prints and feces. As it is with so many cases, the answers will be found in fingerprint and poop analysis.
Specialists are also looking at the lions’ behavior for signs of guilt.
Man-eating lions usually get aggressive at the sight of a human being. -Wildlife Expert Ruchi Dave
Once one lion is proven guilty by a jury of his peers, he will be sentenced to life imprisonment at a zoo. The innocent cats will be released into the wild.
There’s been no word on what the appeals process is for this life-sentence.
Asiatic Lions
Unlike their African cousins, the Asiatic lion is an endangered species. Their numbers were in decline for years until a recent census showed them on the rise again.
They’re smaller than African lions and live in smaller prides. The males have a smaller mane than African males, and their ears are almost always visible.
In so many ways, Asian lions come off as pale comparisons to their African counterparts. One can only wonder if this perception of them as lesser didn’t play a part in these attacks. Only time will tell.
Source: Trial of the Year: 18 Asiatic Lions are Being Tried for Murder
Canadian Bar Wants you to Throw Axes Instead of Darts
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The Timber Lounge in Halifax, Nova Scotia offers bar patrons the opportunity to participate in Axe-throwing.
Axe-throwing has long been a popular pastime among lumberjacks in Nova Scotia
Participants hurl axes at a painted target from across the room
Like bowling, they have two lanes, and people can pay for time one either
In between sessions, patrons can have a drink in the lounge
The safety rule states that no one too intoxicated is allowed to throw an axe
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Source: Canadian Bar Wants you to Throw Axes Instead of Darts
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Wrap Your Head Around This: Unboxing Elongated Skulls
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In This Episode
Last week, we proved that nothing’s more Metal than scrap metal animals. This time, we’re taking a long look at history’s first example of human body modification. Move over, tattoos!
Today: Elongated Skulls
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Elongated Skulls and the Practice of Head Binding
Artificial Cranial Deformation, or the practice of head binding, is a custom in which an infant’s head is wrapped or bound in a such a manner than its skull will develop differently than normal. These skulls were primarily from Peru and Tomman Island, but elongated skulls have been found on virtually ever continent in the world.
The process varies from culture to culture. The final effect can be achieved with tight head binding, the use of special boards and straps, and it even occurs naturally if a baby sleeps on one side too often as a newborn.
Methods used by the Mayan people
The Nazca Indians
One of the popular practitioners of head binding were the Nazca Indians of Peru.
The Nazca culture flourished from 100 BC to 800 AD near the country’s coastal river valleys. However, elongated skulls are not the only oddity to come out of this culture. One of the things they were famous for were the Nazca Lines.
By Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca desert in southern Peru. It’s believed that the glyphs were created between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.
The designs are found on the tops of plateaus. They’re created by removing the reddish pebbles of the plateau and exposing the white ground beneath. They’ve lasted in such pristine conditions for so long because the dry, widless, and stable climate of the plateau naturally preserved them.
By Marcito via Wikimedia Commons
By Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Wrap Your Head Around This: Unboxing Elongated Skulls
Shellac; You’ve Probably Eaten it Before
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Shellac, a substance commonly used as a shiny glaze on candy, is made from the secretions of the Lac Beetle.
Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug
It’s made by the beetle sucking the sap out of trees and then excreting it onto the branch
It’s processed and dissolved in ethanol to make a liquid
It is then used as a brush on colorant, food glaze, and wood varnish
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The Turnspit Dog, A Cook’s Best Friend
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The turnspit dog was a small, large-chested dog bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit.
The dogs were employed to help chefs and cooks, and were often called the kitchen dog
Some records say the dog was a kind of terrier, others say it was related to the Welsh Corgi
Two dogs would work in shifts to take the strain off of just one
The dogs were often taken to church to serve as food warmers
Because the dogs were seen as lowly and common, record keeping about them was poor and the breed died out in the late 19th century.
MINI BION
“BIONs” – short for Believe It or Not – is the word we use at Ripley’s to refer to anything that is unbelievable and worthy to become part of Ripley’s lore and collection.
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