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"Strawberry" Leopard Discovered

A leopard can't change its spots, but apparently it can change its color.

African leopards normally have tawny coats with black spots. But a male leopard with a strawberry-colored coat has been spotted in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve (map), conservationists announced this week.
An unusually-colored leopard.

5 Bizarre But True Drugs And Their Effects

5. DDT

Yes, this pesticide – which has now been made illegal in many countries, can produce feelings somewhat like Ecstasy (Hear that environmentalists?? You inadvertently banned a great hallucinogenic-drug!) A popular cocktail was made during the ’50s (called the Mickey Slim) was made by adding a small amount of DDT to gin! In the image above we see two women getting utterly stoned on DDT.

Mike Spent 18 Months Without a Head

"Headless Rooster continues to live after the attack with an ax." It is therefore in the Journal of the LIFE October 22, 1945 was the headline on an article about ... headless rooster, of course. "Since September 10," - wrote the magazine to its readers, - "cock rock Wyandotte Mike lives without a head. Mike lost his head for the traditional chicken by - Mrs. Olson, the wife of a farmer from Fruit, Colorado, decided to cook dinner, and cut off Mike's head. Mike got up and walked around as if nothing had happened. Mrs. Olson cut off most of the skull, but one ear, jugular Vienna and the lower part of the brain that controls motor function remained intact. "

5 Strange Legends And Images Of Saints

5. St Dymphna

St Dymphna’s story is truly sad, but one that parallels many popular folk legends. Dymphna was a virgin daughter of a pagan king. She secretly baptized into Christianity. After her mother died, her father became insane with grief, and declared that he would only marry another woman as beautiful as his wife. Eventually he noticed that Dymphna his own daughter, shared his wife’s beauty. He determined to marry her, but the girl fled from him in horror, accompanied by a trusted priest. They sought sanctuary elsewhere but were found by her father’s men. The priest was promptly killed, and her father once again proposed to her. She refused to marry him, and he himself struck off her head. Dymphna is depicted as a beautiful, virginal, young girl. She is often holding a holy bible and white flowers. She is the patroness of incest victims and the mentally disturbed.

Unbelievable Friendship Between a Crocodile and a Human

The sudden death by natural causes of the famous tamed Crocodile "Pocho" brought tears to Costa Ricans and other fans around the world. Our deepest sympathies to Chito for the loss of his good friend. May Pocho Rest in Peace!!
See funeral procession here:

For the history of the famous Pocho and Chito, read on.....