MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories Stranger Than Fiction Vol. VI
Aug 15, 2024
Dive into bizarre tales of true events that blur the line between reality and fiction. Uncover shocking medical injustices from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and a life-threatening incident involving a questionable delicacy. Discover the astonishing story of an octopus found in an esophagus, paired with a discussion on mental health. Finally, explore a karaoke night gone tragically wrong, where a simple song choice leads to a haunting fatal encounter. These stories will leave you questioning what’s real.
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Bad Blood in Macon County
- Charlie Pollard joined a free medical program in 1932 Macon County, Alabama, for "bad blood".
- He and other participants endured painful procedures like spinal taps, but their conditions worsened, and they were denied military service.
The Tuskegee Experiment
- The "bad blood" diagnosis was a cover-up for syphilis in a government study.
- The Tuskegee experiment studied the untreated effects of syphilis on African American men, withholding penicillin even after its discovery.
Octopus Obstruction
- Jian, a businessman in Singapore, experienced intense chest pressure after eating sannakji, a live octopus dish.
- A CT scan revealed a large object lodged in his esophagus, which emergency surgery revealed to be the octopus.