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An unnamed man in Xinghua, China, was hospitalized after he inserted a 20-cen- timeter-long eel into his anus on July 20 to ease his constipation, Global Times reported.
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The Struggle
Is Truly ‘Eel’
Choking On Pot
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modern lingo It may take a licking
Went down *Kraft offering, casually
er Jess Fox, 27, showed her
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The “folk remedy” back- fired on him, however, when the eel slithered up into his colon and bit through it, en- tering his abdomen. Shock- ingly, the eel was still alive when it was surgically re- moved. The surgeon said the man could have died from bacteria in the large intestine migrating into the abdominal cavity.
her kayak before winning bronze and gold medals in different events. CTV News reported that Fox used the condom to hold in place a car- bon mixture that is applied to the tip of the kayak.
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Stephan Elash, 24, of Campbell, Ohio, was pulled over by a state trooper on July 3 for speeding, WKBN-TV reported. In a panic, Elash put a baggie of marijuana in his mouth and tried to swallow it — but he choked. Troop- er Charles Hoskins used the Heimlich maneuver to force the bag out of Elash’s throat, likely saving his life.
MacGyver chops in Tokyo
on July 27, using an Olym-
pics-issued condom to repair
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Elash was charged with speeding and not wearing a
Condom To The Rescue
Afterward, Elash apolo- gized, and Hoskins respond- ed, “I know. It’s all right. It’s a minor misdemeanor. Do you want to die over a minor misdemeanor?”
Hurray For Heimlich!
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seat belt, and he got a mis- demeanor summons for pos- session.
“Bet you never knew con- doms could be used for kayak repairs,” Fox posted on Insta- gram. “It gives the carbon a smooth finish.”
Australian Olympic kayak-
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