A Greek woman sneezes and out comes a nearly one-inch worm, revealing ten larvae and one pupa in her sinuses
Doctors extracted 10 larvae and one pupa. PICS/ODDITYENTRAL
It all started when this unidentified 58-year-old Greek woman was working outdoors and grazing sheep. She noticed a bunch of flies swarming around her face, but she did not pay them that much heed. A week later, she began to experience pain in her sinuses after which she was coughing a lot for the next few weeks, but she had no other symptoms.
One day, she sneezed out a worm. Ach(ew)! This led to the surgical removal of ten larvae and a pupa from the big sinuses on the side of her nose. The woman made a full recovery, and fortunately, none of her co-workers came forward with similar symptoms.
The sheep bot fly typically grows in the nasal passages of sheep and goats. PIC/ISTOCK
These dislodged critters were baby sheep bot flies, which is a parasite that is known to reside in the nasal passages of sheep and goats, but never really in humans. Up until now.
Healthy, well-functioning sinuses are not really an ideal landing pad for these flies, since there are certain biological elements that create unfit conditions for the development of the pupa. Doctors believe that in this case specifically, the patient’s septum deviation fully changed the environment of the sinuses and made it a cozy shelter for the larvae.
Run-believable!
An animal café in Thailand reports a runaway ostrich on a busy highway
The ostrich ran about 15 kilometres after its escape. PIC/THAILANDBLOG
Isara Boriboon, owner of a cat café in Bang Lamung, Thailand, said that one of his two five-month old ostriches went through an open gate and followed a cement truck all the way to a highway. These ostriches normally roam around the café, and never strayed onto public roads. According to Isara, the ostrich ran for around 15 km before it was captured and rescued. The ostrich caused traffic delays, with vehicles backed up for one kilometre. Officers spent two hours in catching the bird who was finally contained and returned home uninjured. Those stuck in traffic had a truly unbelievable excuse that day!
Parrot-marine
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Who said only humans could explore the deep seas? A pet parrot is going viral as the newest adventurer in the Bahamas. Bebe, the parrot is seen inside a bird-sized submarine that was custom built just for him by his owner, Steven Lawyer. The miniature submarine was engineered with safety measures, with multiple test runs before the final ocean dive.
That’s fortune-ate
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Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman had his future predicted by a fortune cookie in 2017, which predicted his voyage to the moon by saying that he would travel to a “strange place.” In a post on X, which has now gone viral, Wiseman mentioned that he chose to “believe the fortune” and that this so-called visit to a strange place would hopefully be the moon!
Where’s Jessica?
Parents have a fun, new trick to get their toddlers to stop crying. Videos of parents shouting the name “Jessica” while their child is in the middle of a meltdown are circulating, and the funny thing is, it actually seems to work to stop kids from crying and screaming.
Give them a break
After thousands of Kit Kat bars vanished mysteriously in Europe, this candy giant is not here to play. Kit Kats now have presidential-level protection. Security escorts, in-store guards, and SUV convoys to make sure the candy makes it safely from truck to checkout line.
Delivered by air
A passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica to New York gave birth just as the flight was landing at John F Kennedy Airport. The ground control worker at the time jokingly suggested that she should name her kid “Kennedy”. However, there is an ongoing debate about the newborn’s nationality, as lawyers say the baby’s nationality depends on the exact airspace location at the time of birth.
Cham cham cham!
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Talk about a DIY queen! ’Chella attendee Kalita Hon cooked up a fashion statement for the ages with a dress made entirely out of jewellery. The outfit was so delicate that she had to Saran wrap it on a mannequin to transport it to the desert. Imagine having to explain that to TSA officials!
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