Grit your teeth, and get ready to lose your appetite. Then ask yourself, "Why do I enjoy reading these sorts of stories?" (Then again, maybe you don't want to know.)
Prison Penis Amputtion
A 49-year-old prisoner at Washington's Monroe Correctional Complex attempted for the second time to cut off his penis. Using a razor blade, the convicted murderer cut off what remained of his genitalia, which he had, in part, removed several years ago. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors will attempt to reattach his mutilated organ.Urine Luck (If You Want to Drink Urine)
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Getting a hankering for a nice, cool glass of cow urine? Thanks to one beverage company, you're in luck.
Eye-Eating Inmate
For the second time, Texas Death Row inmate Andre Thomas has pulled out one of his eyes, and now, he's eaten it.
Baby Tumble Dried to Death
A 19-year-old from Louisiana has allegedly told detectives that she put her baby in the cloths drier so she could watch TV. Arielle Smith faces first-degree murder charges in the death of her 5-month-old child, who suffered skull fractures and burns in a three minute spin. At first, she told detectives a pot of boiling water fell on the child. Then, she supposedly changed her story to say the boy hid in the dryer during a game of hide-and-seek.Man Bleeds to Death From Picking His Nose Too Much
If your mother couldn't convince you to keep your fingers out of your nostrils, let me refer you to the inquest for Ian Bothwell, who died at 63, apparently from epistaxis -- a nose bleed cause by you know what.Swedish Bestiality Ring Exposed
A self-proclaimed group of "zoophiles" met regularly on the Internet to discuss man-on-animal sex. According to a Swedish newspaper's exposé a 45-year-old father of two children led the group. After allegations of having sex with a dog purchased on the Internet, he strongly defended himself. "Any of the times I did anything with her she was the one who backed into me and provoked it," he's quoted as saying. "She was in heat and made herself available."Astronauts to Drink Purified Urine
Let's just hope they're not serving asparagus on space shuttle Endeavour. "Nobody had any strong objections," says a NASA spokesman. "Other than a faint taste of iodine."It Just looks Like Chocolate
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In what Australia media calls "Gelato Gate," a chef at Sydney's Coogee Bay Hotel is accused of serving ice cream spiked with human feces to locals who complained about the pub's noise. Officials found frozen fecal matter in the sweets, and now, the pub's chef and manager are volunteering for DNA tests to prove their innocence.
