Everyone makes mistakes, but there are times when those mistakes can cost people a literal arm and/or leg. Today we talk about how everyone can mix up their left and right, even surgeons.

Sources:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acrotomophilia#English

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/17/us/doctor-who-cut-off-wrong-leg-is-defended-by-colleagues.html

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/04/local/me-veteran4

http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/10-most-famous-medical-mistakes-of-all-time/

https://www.today.com/health/i-dont-want-happen-anyone-else-1C9418865

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotationplasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJUcTbR2SY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ChitAgshk

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1540135/Stressed-doctor-cuts-off-patients-penis.html

Sunday Dec 17, 2017

Appetite

Sunday Dec 17, 2017

I hope you're hungry, because today we've got a menu full of candles, eels, and bicycles.

Sources:

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-longest-people-have-survived-without-air-food-water-sunshine-or-sleep

https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/here-largest-meal-someone-has-ever-eaten

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/12/31/144478009/the-average-american-ate-literally-a-ton-this-year

https://articles.perfectorigins.com/much-poop-trapped-body/

https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-caused-these-men-to-eat-cats-and-candles-1685293458

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Domery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

https://curiosity.com/topics/the-insatiable-appetite-of-charles-domery-curiosity/

https://www.geriwalton.com/charles-domery-singular-glutton-wi/

https://qz.com/916970/tarrare-the-bizarre-story-of-a-frenchman-who-ate-a-quarter-of-a-cow-daily-and-never-gained-weight/

http://www.urbo.com/content/the-true-case-of-tarrare-is-one-of-the-most-bizarre-and-grotesque-of-all-time

https://moviepilot.com/p/depraved-appetite-tarrare-cannibal/3957245

http://mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time

https://www.verywell.com/cibophobia-fear-of-food-symptoms-and-treatment-2671851

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26232

http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-vegetables-phobia-lachanophobia/

http://phobia.wikia.com/wiki/Deipnophobia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia

http://sapnadube.com/fear-of-eating-alone-phobia-selfiephobia/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphagia

https://www.rebootwithjoe.com/hunger-versus-appetite-spot-the-difference/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito

Sunday Dec 10, 2017

Trains

Sunday Dec 10, 2017

All aboard for destruction, mehem, and carnage! Come with us as we learn the best and worst techniques for outrunning a tsunami on a train.

Sources:

http://common-phobias.com/siderodromo/phobia.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-trains

http://www.trainhistory.net/train-facts/facts-about-trains/

http://www.historynet.com/crushs-locomotive-crash-was-a-monster-smash.htm

http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/faqs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll#Rail_accidents_and_disasters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciurea_rail_disaster

http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/faqs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Sri_Lanka_tsunami_train_wreck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa_train_wreck

Sunday Dec 03, 2017

Birds

Sunday Dec 03, 2017

Look up in the sky! Is that a bird? Why yes, yes it is. Today we talk about earth's most airborn species and discuss why you should never piss off a crow...

Sources

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-06/how-crows-recognize-individual-humans-warn-others-and-are-basically-smarter-you

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/no-fair-crows-say

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nevermore-or-tomorrow-ravens-can-plan-ahead/

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/how-dangerous-are-cassowaries-really/

http://www.audubon.org/news/was-owl-real-culprit-peterson-murder-mystery

Sunday Nov 26, 2017

Vomit!

Sunday Nov 26, 2017

Gird your loins, this one's a doozey. We're diving into vomit. We didn't have to try too hard to make this one gross.

Sources:

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/cyclic-vomiting-syndrome

https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-nausea-vomiting#1

http://www.craveonline.com/site/1051139-10-amazing-facts-you-never-knew-you-wanted-to-know-about-vomitin

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/vulture-vomit1.htm

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-facts-about-hyenas-group-organization-and-behaviour

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-died-of-inhalation-of-vomit/reference

http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/limestone_county/sheriff-vomit-left-behind-by-elkmont-burglar-leads-to-his/article_b1bbbc8d-866b-5f72-be3e-51b0c23a0868.html

Sunday Nov 19, 2017

School

Sunday Nov 19, 2017

Bring your pencils and liability waivers, because we're taking you to school. But really, how many stories could we find about horrific school experiences? There's only one way to find out.

Sources:

https://listverse.com/2016/03/14/10-disturbing-cases-of-teachers-killing-students/

https://edsource.org/2015/half-of-new-teachers-quit-profession-in-5-years-not-true-new-study-says/83054

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/

https://www.ranker.com/list/elementary-school-teachers-discuss-gross-students/alexfurlin

http://www.drugrehabadvisor.com/drug-rehab-detox-centers/texas-drug-rehab/english-teachers-arrested-for-selling-meth-prescription-drugs-studentsthe-pil/