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Jay R Traver (1894-1974) was an entomologist at the University of Massachusetts. In 1951 she published a paper in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington describing how her body had been infested by mites. Much of the article reads like a horror story. She details the itching and crawling sensations she felt as mites crawled under her skin, and even in her eyes: The movements of a mite that had entered under the eyelid could be felt as it crawled slowly about, then began to ‘dig in’ at which moment the eye suddenly became even more swollen than before. She describes her efforts to capture the mites by digging them out of her skin, and goes into detail about the increasingly caustic substances she applied to her skin in an attempt to rid herself of the mites. She even tried radiation therapy. The catch is that the medical community refused to believe she was actually infested by mites, and they still don’t. The consensus is that she was suffering from “Delusory Parasitosis” (the false belief that one is infested by parasites). As one reviewer has noted, “the article makes no sense entomologically. The house dust mites do not and cannot parasitize humans.” You can find her original article at archive.org, or there’s a transcript available at birdmites.org. Incidentally, the “R” in Jay R Traver didn’t stand for anything. Her middle name was R. More info: “Mad Scientist: the unique case of a published delusion,” wikipedia
Jay R Traver (1894-1974) was an entomologist at the University of Massachusetts. In 1951 she published a paper in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington describing how her body had been infested by mites. Much of the article reads like a horror story. She details the itching and crawling sensations she felt as mites crawled under her skin, and even in her eyes: The movements of a mite that had entered under the eyelid could be felt as it crawled slowly about, then began to ‘dig in’ at which moment the eye suddenly became even more swollen than before. She describes her efforts to capture the mites by digging them out of her skin, and goes into detail about the increasingly caustic substances she applied to her skin in an attempt to rid herself of the mites. She even tried radiation therapy. The catch is that the medical community refused to believe she was actually infested by mites, and they still don’t. The consensus is that she was suffering from “Delusory Parasitosis” (the false belief that one is infested by parasites). As one reviewer has noted, “the article makes no sense entomologically. The house dust mites do not and cannot parasitize humans.” You can find her original article at archive.org, or there’s a transcript available at birdmites.org. Incidentally, the “R” in Jay R Traver didn’t stand for anything. Her middle name was R. More info: “Mad Scientist: the unique case of a published delusion,” wikipedia
Student ‘traumatised’ after managing to break her jaw with aptly-named candy
Javeria managed to break her jaw in two places when she bit into the candy (Picture: Kennedy News) A student was horrified when a ‘jaw breaker‘ candy lived up to its name and snapped her jaw in two. Javeria Wasim and her friend bought three-inch jawbreaker candies while shopping last month, and after becoming ‘impatient’ to reach the gumball, the 19-year-old attempted to bite into the treat. As soon as she bit down, Javeria’s jaw began to hurt and a friend pointed out her front tooth was chipped and another was wiggly. The duo called an ambulance to take Javeria to the hospital, where an X-ray and CT scan found she suffered two fractures in her jaw. The ‘wiggly’ tooth spotted by Javeria’s friend became loose because it was on top of the bone which split. Javeria could not open her mouth but had no idea she had fractured her jaw until she was sent into surgery the next day. After the one-hour procedure, her jaw was put back into place and a bar was inserted on her top and bottom gums, wiring it shut for the next six weeks. An X-ray revealed two fractures in her jaw (Picture: Kennedy News) Javeria’s jaw has to be wired shut for six weeks (Picture: Kennedy News) She admits the incident ‘traumatised’ her enough to avoid the candy for life. Javeria said: ‘I used to have them as a little kid, I’ve seen videos of people biting into the small ones but I’d never seen anyone bite into the big ones. ‘I bit into it and only made a hole and my jaw started to hurt. My friend looked over and said my tooth was chipped. It hurt bad, I was crying a lot when the ambulance came and everything was blurry.’ Javeria’s ‘wiggly’ bottom tooth is now sideways and she said she will need braces to fix her bottom teeth, as well as her front teeth that have ‘separated’.
Javeria managed to break her jaw in two places when she bit into the candy (Picture: Kennedy News) A student was horrified when a ‘jaw breaker‘ candy lived up to its name and snapped her jaw in two. Javeria Wasim and her friend bought three-inch jawbreaker candies while shopping last month, and after becoming ‘impatient’ to reach the gumball, the 19-year-old attempted to bite into the treat. As soon as she bit down, Javeria’s jaw began to hurt and a friend pointed out her front tooth was chipped and another was wiggly. The duo called an ambulance to take Javeria to the hospital, where an X-ray and CT scan found she suffered two fractures in her jaw. The ‘wiggly’ tooth spotted by Javeria’s friend became loose because it was on top of the bone which split. Javeria could not open her mouth but had no idea she had fractured her jaw until she was sent into surgery the next day. After the one-hour procedure, her jaw was put back into place and a bar was inserted on her top and bottom gums, wiring it shut for the next six weeks. An X-ray revealed two fractures in her jaw (Picture: Kennedy News) Javeria’s jaw has to be wired shut for six weeks (Picture: Kennedy News) She admits the incident ‘traumatised’ her enough to avoid the candy for life. Javeria said: ‘I used to have them as a little kid, I’ve seen videos of people biting into the small ones but I’d never seen anyone bite into the big ones. ‘I bit into it and only made a hole and my jaw started to hurt. My friend looked over and said my tooth was chipped. It hurt bad, I was crying a lot when the ambulance came and everything was blurry.’ Javeria’s ‘wiggly’ bottom tooth is now sideways and she said she will need braces to fix her bottom teeth, as well as her front teeth that have ‘separated’.
Yes, Harris Can Run for US President Even Though Her Parents Are Foreign-Born
In July 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden exited the race and endorsed Harris for the ticket.
In July 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden exited the race and endorsed Harris for the ticket.