Random funny/fascinating/cool/odd stuff: Study finds HUGS can relieve pain, anxiety, and depression (6 Viewers)

[Nathan R. Jessep]

The U.S. now has a drug for severe frostbite. How does it work?

Iloprost has been shown to prevent the need to amputate frozen fingers and toes. It’s now approved for use to treat severe frostbite in the U.S.

www.sciencenews.org

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

speaking of alligators (again)....

Authorities seize 750-pound alligator named Albert from New York home​

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

Should it pan out, the pill would be a new weapon against Lyme disease.

arstechnica.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

 

[Dezbelief]

speaking of alligators (again)....

Authorities seize 750-pound alligator named Albert from New York home​

Is that the alligator that the owners would let their kids swim with?

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Newly discovered Australian beetle almost mistaken for bird poo

An Australian researcher spotted the white furry bug by chance while camping within rainforest.

www.bbc.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/health/demon-faces-prosopometamorphopsia-wellness/index.html

Odd neurological condition detailed in 'Lancet' case study causes patient to see distorted faces

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Shooter's shoot.
He knew what he was doing

 

[Phil Elliott]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

I have had fried rattle snake before but not making snake a part of the diet.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

I have had fried rattle snake before but not making snake a part of the diet.

I'd like to try it. I've seen it on the menu (The Hungry Texan in Amarillo, TX), but did not try it, but was when I was a kid.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Trees, bushes near highways can significantly reduce air pollution, study finds

Trees and bushes planted near highways do more than improve the scenery. A new Georgia State University study finds they significantly reduce air pollution caused by motor vehicles, which has been linked to a host of illnesses.

phys.org

 

[fatness]

Some dogs like horse racing.

 

[fatness]

"The 50-year-old from Los Angeles blocked Smyth after she wanted to do a bizarre ritual involving a chicken to win back her ex-boyfriend, who had a restraining order against her, Sladinski said."

Scammer claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress, victims say as she faces extradition to UK

A woman jailed in Maine is facing extradition to the United Kingdom after victims say she ran numerous scams claiming be a psychic and Irish heiress.

apnews.com

 

[Kanil]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

I have had fried rattle snake before but not making snake a part of the diet.

I'd like to try it. I've seen it on the menu (The Hungry Texan in Amarillo, TX), but did not try it, but was when I was a kid.

I had it at one of those brazillian steak houses on their "wild game" night. It was not bad but not better than steak or chicken.

 

[fatness]

This is the match you've been waiting for: frontloader vs. frontloader.
Smart money is on frontloader.

MSN

 

[fatness]

Oregon has relocated beavers for a long time (shut up you sick mind) from populated places to less populous ones. In 1948, the actually captured beavers, put them in crates designed to open on impact, and dropped them by parachute into a remote area unreachable by vehicles. This is pretty cool, with video.

Watch Beavers Parachute From Planes in Footage From 1948

The best way to relocate beavers in the 1940s? Drop them out of planes, of course.

www.mentalfloss.com

 

[Phil Elliott]

This summer two broods of cicadas will arise.

More Than a Trillion Cicadas Will Emerge in the U.S. in 2024

Two adjacent broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground in April in an event that hasn't happened since 1803.

time.com

"2024 will mark the first time in more than 200 years that Brood XIX, which arrives every 13 years, and Brood XIII, which arrives every 17 years, will emerge at the same time. "

Midwest and Southeast US.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

This summer two broods of cicadas will arise.

More Than a Trillion Cicadas Will Emerge in the U.S. in 2024

Two adjacent broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground in April in an event that hasn't happened since 1803.

time.com

"2024 will mark the first time in more than 200 years that Brood XIX, which arrives every 13 years, and Brood XIII, which arrives every 17 years, will emerge at the same time. "

Midwest and Southeast US.

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

 

[Juxtatarot]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

I have had fried rattle snake before but not making snake a part of the diet.

Does it taste similar to frog legs?

 

[Phil Elliott]

The other white meat?

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood​

I have had fried rattle snake before but not making snake a part of the diet.

Does it taste similar to frog legs?

More like chicken.

 

[massraider]

Remembering Bob the elk: what the life and death of a B.C. town’s beloved neighbour can teach us

 

[fatness]

More on the cicadas coming this year:

"Not only are more cicadas than usual expected this year, but some of them will be "zombie cicadas" that are infected by a sexually transmitted fungus that makes them hyper-"

"Once the cicadas emerge from the ground, they molt into adults, and within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off."

Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year

The infected cicadas bizarrely act like nothing is wrong, even though a third of their body has been replaced by fungus.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

The dating apps should all incorporate this technology

This AI company scans penis pictures for STIs. Its unproven tech is in an FDA gray zone

A company called HeHealth claims its AI model can detect STIs from a single snapshot. Its unproven tech is in an FDA gray zone.

www.statnews.com

 

[Leroy Hoard]

"Once the cicadas emerge from the ground, they molt into adults, and within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off."

Damn, and here I thought I was having a bad week.

 

[zamboni]

"Once the cicadas emerge from the ground, they molt into adults, and within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off."

Damn, and here I thought I was having a bad week.

I always wondered what happened to him after his short-lived success.

 

[fatness]

A woman in Sacramento developed severe lead poisoning and died after using a hemorrhoid ointment from Vietnam.

California woman's fatal poisoning from hemorrhoid cream highlights lead risks

Death in Sacramento prompts health alert about toxic metal in herbal product from Vietnam, marketed on Facebook.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[fatness]

You can now talk to Salvador Dali on his Lobster Phone.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/21/1246117954/salvador-dali-artificial-intelligence-lobster-telephone-museum

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

How Cleveland Clinic’s virtual second opinions program saves thousands per patient

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

well... YEAH they can

Hugs can relieve pain, anxiety, and depression, study finds

Touch is a powerful force, capable of alleviating pain, depression, and anxiety. But how much touch do we need, and from whom?

www.thebrighterside.news

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

One of Earth's most active volcanoes spews $6,000 in gold dust every day