I’m not talking about Super Man who’ll fearlessly enter a burning building to pull out a child in the third floor bedroom and then get out without a scratch or a minor burn. Nor am I talking about real-life people who risk their own lives jumping into a cold river to save a drowning person or puppy. I’m talking about the killer flu bugs, pests, germs and poisonous little critters that you’ve been told all your life will only make you sick or will probably kill you once you get infected or bitten by one. However, studies show that some of these creatures can help cure people with certain afflictions.
Seneca Valley Virus-001: This particular virus belongs to the Picornaviridae viral family which makes it a relative of the common cold and polio viruses. It’s totally harmless to normal human cells, but it’s lethal to solid tumor. It becomes a cancer killing machine and has a specificity of 10,000 times higher than chemotherapy.
Malayan Pit Viper (a.k.a. death from above): When bitten by this snake during an ambush attack, the victim will experience extensive bleeding and can even drown in its own blood as blood fills his lungs. The pit viper’s venom does all these to the victim’s body but the viper’s venom can also be very helpful especially to stroke victims. If the venom is administered to the patient within the first few hours after the stroke, brain damage could be prevented and recovery times can be improved. The venom can thin the blood, dissolve blood clots and stimulate the body’s clot-dissolving responses.
Hookworms: These are nasty little parasites that cause nausea, intestinal inflammation and protein/iron-deficiency anemia can be used as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). These parasites slow down the immune system which is advantageous to people with MS or other autoimmune disorders. MS patients who had hookworms had less relapses compared to patients who did not have these parasites. Research is underway to confirm if the hookworms can really help people with MS.
Ever wondered where that popular line came from? If you’re guessing it’s from a century-old piece of poetry, then you’re right. In fact, the line “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” comes from a poem written way back in 1810 by William Blake, aptly titled “The Liar”. Blake was an English poet and painter who was widely known for his poetry and visual arts in the Romantic Period. Despite being seen as a mad man by other contemporaries for his idiosyncratic views, Blake was later celebrated for his unique creativity and ideals highly influenced by philosophers Jakob Böhme and Emanuel Swedenborg.
The line “liar, liar, pants on fire” is a paraphrase of the first two lines of the poem, ‘Deceiver, dissembler / Your trousers are alight’. So the next time someone mentions it, you might want to be Mr. Smartpants by reciting the William Blake poem where the line originated.
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Take into consideration this simple pie graph that almost anyone can come it with MS Excel. It’s a graphic representation of everyone who has ever done a piece of art way back in grade school. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
On a more serious note, this graphical representation of irony may not be too close to reality, but makes for a funny realization anyway.
If you’re into Facebook, you know that this much is true.
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Bill Dance Outdoors is the title of a fishing TV series hosted by professional tournament angler Bill Dance. The show centers on different aspects of recreational fishing techniques and focuses on black bass species like Smallmouth and Largemouth bass. Occasionally, the TV series also has episodes about other fish species. A lot of people may not be very familiar with this show, but many folks will tell you they know who Bill Dance is. He’s kind of famous among netizens who’ve seen his show’s outtakes on YouTube. Watching bloopers of Bill Dance Outdoors will definitely make you LOL or ROFL because the host is totally hilarious. “Oh shoot.” “What the hell is that?” “This is sensitive alright.”
Parenting is defined in Wikipedia as “the process of supporting and promoting the emotional, social, physical and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.” Our powerful online resource of information (Yes, I’m still talking about Wiki here) further defines parenting as “the activity of raising a child rather than the biological relationship”. Clearly, parenting involves caring for and nurturing a child so that hopefully, he’ll become a productive and normal member of society. However, some parents just don’t get the whole parenting thing. Some parents are good at raising their kids because hey, if you give up your day job in order to take care of your newborn child, then you might as well pour all your time and effort on him and be good at what you do. Unfortunately though, some parents are just bad terrible at raising kids.
Maybe he’ll become a world-famous contortionist someday and this is practice?
His dad’s McGuyver.
Must. Not. Show. Fear.
Snake: Mmmm, lunch?
Essence of youth.
Nom nom nom
I get goosebumps just thinking about how these kids will be raising their own offspring in the future.
