Feb 06, 2005 23:13
Why is it that the most ridiculous things never fail to amuse me? I just love throwing strange and disturbing information at you guys when I don't want to post. This one's actually real, though.. as I found it upon reading my psychology book. I hope you like it..
"In the early 1900s, there were 100,000 tigers in Asia, but by 1994 there were fewer than 5,000. The chief reason for this precipitous decline is the use of tiger bones to treat ulcers, typhoid, malaria, dysentery, and burns, to increase longevity, to guard newborn babies from infection, and to cure devil possession. In addition, wealthy Taiwanese pay $320 for a bowl of tiger penis soup that is thought to increase flagging libidos."
Unless that's news to no one in which case I am going to feel really stupid but that's okay!!
I swear I will start updating this thing again but I have been very busy catching up on four classes and watching a lot of crappy reality television.