Rodent Of Unusual Size


A three-pound rat was found in the Foja Mountains of western New Guinea, Indonesia. Experts think it may be a previously-unknown species. It is five times the size of regular city rats, and has no fear of humans. That sounds suspiciously like the premise for a horror film. Link

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>>>That sounds suspiciously like the premise for a horror film.

The first thing I was reminded of was "The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Giant_Rat_of_Sumatra
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In Africa, they have the African Giant Rat--it gets up to about 6 pounds.

If you really want to see the ROUS's from The Princess Bride, take a look at a Binturong.

A cool find, though.
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It's obviously a stone age corner crimper for holding stone tablets together. I mean, they hadn't invented staples yet, had they?
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This is an antique real doll support bracket used to hold the real doll by its pony tail when not in use. Antique real dolls were made of wood, iron and ivory (little known fact: their pony tails were made from real pony tails), they were much heavier than today's silicone and titanium real dolls, however the metaphorical weight of despair associated with the use of them has remained statistically even across the ages.

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An iron piercing clamp. Place the part of the body to be pierced into the slot and have the victim, er...customer- pull back to engage the teeth. This holds the extremity and mitigates mistakes by preventing flinching(or fleeing) until the procedure is completed.

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This is a puzzle toy similar to the Chinese finger trap except this one is attached high on a wall and the object is to stick your tongue into the device and then figure out how to get it back out.

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