WTF Stories of the Week

[Kevy Baby]

Newly discovered catfish species climbs rocks
Fish's pelvic fin decouples from body and moves backward and forward

A previously unknown species of climbing catfish has been discovered in remote Venezuela, and its strange traits are shaking the evolutionary tree for these fish.

The newfound catfish, Lithogenes wahari, shares traits with two different families of fish — Loricariidae (armored catfishes) and Astroblepidae (climbing catfishes). It has bony armor that protects its head and tail, and a grasping pelvic fin that helps it to climb vertical surfaces such as rocks.

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[Kevy Baby]

Octuplets stun doctors at California hospital

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California woman shocked doctors by giving birth on Monday to octuplets, believed to be only the second set of eight babies born in the United States.

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The poor woman: she went in expecting to only have seven, but ended up with eight.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Octuplets stun doctors at California hospital

musta looked like closing time at chuck-e-cheese

[bewitched]

Boy, 3, filmed smoking, mother convicted

What the hell is this lady thinking?

Prosecutor Jonathan Rees told the court: "The video demonstrates the boy placing a cigarette into his mouth, lighting it with a lighter and sucking, drawing smoke clearly into the lungs and he seems to do it with some accomplishment.

"It doesn't cause him any discomfort. He is sat on a chair close to the mother, who is talking on the phone.

"It is clear that the boy, at the age of three, knows what to do with a lighter and cigarette," Rees said.

Pocock is reported to have pleaded guilty on the basis that she hadn't seen her son smoking on that occasion, or ever before, PA reported.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Octuplets stun doctors at California hospital


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The poor woman: she went in expecting to only have seven, but ended up with eight.

OK, so it was revealed today that the mother of the octuplets already had 6 children - two of those are twins. She's 33 year old.

Who the HELL decided she needed fertility treatment? (I could really go on a rant right now, but I'll refrain.)

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[Deebs]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Who the HELL decided she needed fertility treatment? (I could really go on a rant right now, but I'll refrain.)

Unbelievable. I'd rant, but I am at a loss for words.