New Mom Loses Both Hands And Feet To Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Giving Birth
Imagine the joy of hearing you're pregnant! Now imagine having to cope with losing both your hands and feet? Such is the story for a Canadian mom, who after delivering her baby contracted a flesh-eating infection, leaving her in a medically-induced coma for two weeks — and with blackened, dying limbs. World turns upside down for new mom Lindsey Hubley and...
Portuguese Man Beats Ex-Wife With Spiked Club And Walks Free
A man convicted of viciously beating his ex-wife with a nail-spiked club walks free. Why? Because the judges felt the attack was understandable that a husband would beat a wife who had betrayed him. The judge even went so far as to quote passages from the Bible, and citing cultures where adulterous women are stoned to death. Ex-husband and ex-lover...
Are Your Baby Products Filled With Arsenic? Here’s How To Know
Sixty-five percent of baby products could contain arsenic, according to the disturbing results of a new study. Carried out by the Clean Label Project, the study tested more than 500 baby products, ranging from formulas to snack items and cereals. One-third of baby products also contain lead The results are in, and might make you rethink what you feed your baby:...
Would A Man Get In Trouble For What Ellen Just Did?
This past month has been historic due to so many sexual abuse victims speaking out against perpetrators. Stemming from the Harvey Weinstein colossal exposé, thousands of sexual abuse victims have come out using the hashtag “MeToo”, in an effort to not be afraid to come out and speak about past incidents. While that is a clearly...
High School Golfer Wins Tournament, But No Trophy Because She’s A Girl
A Massachusetts high schooler won a local golf tournament by four shots, but won’t be getting the first place trophy because she’s a girl. Emily Nash won the Division 3 boy's golf tournament with a 3-over-par 75 at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge, a tournament that is held annually in the region. The is the official scorecard from...
Man Inspired By Movie ‘Up’ Flies Over South Africa Using Balloons
An English man, inspired by Pixar’s famous movie “Up,” strapped himself to a lawn chair and flew it with balloons over South Africa. Tom Morgan, 38, flew over 15 miles, reaching a peak altitude of 8,300 feet. He used nearly 100 giant helium balloons, which used a total of 144m3 in helium (that’s a lot). This...
Bizarre Disorder Causes This Woman To Sweat Blood
Halloween is around the corner. Soon, people will be donning spooky masks and trying to scare their friends and neighbors. But real-life is very often more frightening than make-believe. For instance, recently scientists published a study confirming a terrifying case involving a woman who actually sweats blood. Hematohidrosis: Sweating blood throughout history Medical practitioners call the condition hematohidrosis. As you might expect,...
This Man Was Arrested For Posting ‘Good Morning’ On Facebook
Israeli police accidentally arrested a Palestinian man after he posted “Good morning” in Arabic on Facebook, together with a photo of himself at work. The man was working at a building site on a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem and posed with a photo of a bulldozer in the post. Facebook's automatic language translation software translated the post as “attack them”...
Congress Votes To Let Banks Ban Customer Lawsuits
Congress voted Tuesday to allow financial institutions to grant themselves almost complete immunity from lawsuits brought by disgruntled customers. The vote struck down a rule originally proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in July, which would have banned banks and other financial institutions from requiring customers waive their rights to sue. The CFPB’s rule would have been a...
President George H.W. Bush Admits to Groping
In the wake of the historic Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse busts, thousands of new victims of sexual assault are speaking out against their perpetrators. One of those victims is actress Heather Lind, who claims she was sexually assaulted by the 41st Commander in Chief in 2014. In a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday, which as since been deleted,...
