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Old 07-29-2009, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by natehale1971 View Post
Don't forget that there is a disease that causes your brain fall apart from eating other humans. i just can't remember the name of it at the moment.
It's called Kuru, or the Laughing Sickness. The neurons in some parts of the brain misfire, causing spasms of the diaphragm and lungs, which sounds like forced laughter, and it eventually swiss-cheeses your brain. It's possible that it's another disease caused by prions, which are the same screwed-up proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease.
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