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Storing Farts in a Jar, Drinking Urine and Other Medical Oddities

Doctors aren't always right. In fact, sometimes medical advice given to patients really stinks -- in more ways than one. Consider, for example, a period in medical history back in the 17th century when doctors actually recommended sick patients store their farts in a jar. No joke. The prescription for better health...

Background on medical oddities

A medical oddity is an unusual predicament or event which takes place in a medical context. Some examples of medical oddities might include: "lost and found" surgical instruments (in the body), grotesquely oversized tumors, (human) male pregnancy, rare or "orphan" illnesses, rare allergies (such as to water), strange births (extra or missing organs), and bizarre syndromes (such as Capgras delusion).

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