Alien Hand Syndrome

Welcome to the five stages of reading Alien Hand Syndrome: Astonishment: This is amazing! Insecurity: I?m a smart person? how could I never have heard of this before? Panic: Please, don't let it end. Gratitude: Great!?and look, there are over 90 more essays where that one came from. And Zeal: You won't believe what I just read.

Collected and curated by Alan Bellows and his team at DamnInteresting.com, with over 400,000 unique visitors a month, this is the stuff nightmares are made of, and no one will be able to stop reading: Giant Carnivorous Centipedes; Mike, the Headless Chicken; The Exploding Lakes of Cameroon; The Swirling Vortex of Doom; Secret Agent Cyborg Cats; Fiery Balls of Naga; The Deepest Hole; The Terrifying Toothpick Fish; and, of course, Alien Hand Syndrome?a disorder wherein a person's hand develops a "will of its own," unbuttoning shirts, grabbing at the steering wheel, tossing away cigarettes, and in some cases actually attacking its host.

Most entries are full-blown narratives, complete with illustrations?for example, pointing out step-by-step how "The Halifax Disaster" unfolded. Other entries examine short-take anomalies?such as unusual drug side effects, including the antidepressant Clomipramine (spontaneous orgasm upon yawning), the hormone Oxytocin (increases one's generosity), the medicine for Parkinson's disease, Ropinirole (compulsive gambling), and Viagra (priapus syndrome, with a remote chance of gangrene curable only through penectomy?say no more).

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2009; Recommended even if you read all the website articles...; I love d@mninteresting.com. If you are not familiar with the website yet, check it out using the random article tool and read a few articles. If you like the articles, buy this book. You will not regret it. It's an excellent...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-11-2009; Better than the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader books...; My girlfriend and I have always been fans of the Uncle John's series. As a housewarming gift a friend gave us Alien Hand Syndrome and we love it!! I had heard of it before but felt I had my loyalty to Uncle John's so wasn't sure what to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-09-2009; Couldn't put it down!; Although the stories take only a few minutes each to read, set aside an afternoon, because you won't be able to put this book down! This book will make an great gift for any audience! It has its place in a camp trailer, road trip,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2009; Education and Entertainment in a book.; I enjoy this type of writing and respect what it must take to research. I am pleased with the diversity of the stories. You can read them in 15 minutes without having to be a rocket scientist. I end each story with a mental or audible,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2009; Recommended even if you read all the website articles...; I love d@mninteresting.com. If you are not familiar with the website yet, check it out using the random article tool and read a few articles. If you like the articles, buy this book. You will not regret it. It's an excellent...; read full review | report as inappropriate