Wednesday, February 29, 2012

What the hell

Florida police investigating the robbery of a convenience store by a man in a motorized wheelchair found the suspect stuck in sand behind the store as he allegedly tried to make a getaway. John Champion, 22, was arrested by Chiefland police on charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery. Champion, armed with a knife, had allegedly demanded money, the newspaper reports, but got into a scuffle with the clerk, who stabbed him three times in the leg before she was overpowered. Champion then allegedly fled with a 12-pack of beer and a roll of electrical tape, police say. The Sun reports that when officers found Champion behind the store he was sitting in his wheelchair drinking a Bud Light Lime. Read more HERE

A woman in China has been living with a thermometer inside her lung -- for an incredible 44 years. Doctors in China's Hunan province discovered the 2-inch-long medical device in her left lung during a routine checkup. The patient, who is only identified as Liu, accidentally swallowed the thermometer when she was 12 years old, and her family couldn't afford the medical care it would take to remove it.
Sounds painful, but it hasn't caused the woman any discomfort -- that is, until now. Her doctors worry that if the thermometer breaks, the mercury inside it could cause serious damage inside the woman's body. It's not yet clear how doctors will remove the thermometer. Read more HERE

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