Toddler with eight limbs branded 'reincarnation of Hindu god' to undergo life-saving operation Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A toddler born with eight limbs and believed by some to be the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess Vishnu, is set to undergo a 40-hour operation to remove half of her limbs.
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Eight-limbed toddler finally stands on her own two feet after marathon operation Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Update on original post and the successful surgery.
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Baby born with eight limbs takes her first steps after life-saving surgery Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A two-year-old girl worshipped as a goddess after being born with four arms and four legs is taking her first steps since having her extra limbs removed. Update on this and this.
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A Goddess Comes To the US Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Sajani Shakya, 10, is the first living goddess to visit the United States from Nepal, where she is worshipped and believed to inhabit the Hindu goddess Kali, who is thought to live in girls until they reach puberty.
Video link is fixed now. Sorry about that.
Article here
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Nepali cuts off hand for Hindu goddess offering Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A 23-year-old Nepali man cut off his right hand after morning prayers and offered it to Kali, the Hindu goddess of power.
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Burger King ad places Hindu goddess on a cheeseburger Posted: 5 months ago by Moe
Hilarity, as always ensues.
The whole Hindu vegetarian, cows are sacred concept must have gotten past the marketing folks at BK.
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2 Faced baby being worshipped as reincarnated Hindu goddess Durga Posted: 2 years ago by moe
Poor little thing.
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Man cuts off tongue to please Hindu goddess Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A jobless Indian devotee was admitted to hospital after he cut off his tongue and offered it to a Hindu goddess.
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Eight new blood pressure genes discovered Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Eight common genetic variations which have an influence on blood pressure have been identified in a new study by scientists at Imperial College London.
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Cal. police kill man who beat toddler to death Posted: 1 year ago by bevissimo
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police as he kicked, punched and stomped a young toddler to death in front of horrified motorists who tried to stop the attack on a dark country road, authorities said.
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12-year-old beats toddler to death with bat Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
A 12-year-old boy beat a toddler to death with a baseball bat because she was crying while he was trying to watch TV, authorities said.
*Florida, of course
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DNA tests prove man is not 1955 kidnapped New York toddler Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
DNA testing has confirmed that a 54-year-old Michigan man is not a toddler who was kidnapped in Long Island, New York, in 1955, the FBI said on Thursday.
Update to this story
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Inmates Baby-Sit Toddler Found On Highway Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
Authorities in Maryland said a prison work crew kept a toddler safe after the child was found wandering alone on a rural highway.
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Toddler Crashes Car Into Building Posted: 9 months ago by suebe
A toddler climbed into the front seat of an idling car yesterday, put it in gear and crashed it into a building.
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B.C. toddler unharmed after floating 12 kms downstream Posted: 5 months ago by nateebiinature
Toddler survived a harrowing ride after he drove his toy truck into a river and was carried 12 kilometres downstream before rescuers caught up with him.
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'Bionic' nerve to bring damanged limbs and organs back to life Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
University of Manchester researchers have transformed fat tissue stem cells into nerve cells — and now plan to develop an artificial nerve that will bring damaged limbs and organs back to life.
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Toddler crushed to death at L.A. car wash Posted: 8 months ago by Bornbad
Authorities say a toddler was accidentally crushed to death by a vehicle that had just emerged from a car wash in Los Angeles.
*sad*
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Toddler Thrown From Burning Building Posted: 2 years ago by bevissimo
Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze.
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Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
To the untrained eye, they appear to be simple daubs that could have been created by a two year old. Which is precisely what they are. But that didn't stop the supposed experts falling over themselves to acclaim them. The toddler in question is Freddie Linsky, who has fooled the art world into buying and asking to exhibit his paintings.
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Bed, Bath & Beyond refuses customers' plea for help to save toddler Posted: 1 year ago by tigertony
Would not allow store phone to be used to call 911 after a toddler was found locked in hot car in their parking lot. "...what goes on in the parking lot is not our concern."
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Man seen throwing toddler from freeway overpass Posted: 2 years ago by bevissimo
HONOLULU (AP) - The man in hospital scrubs threw the toddler like a doll from a pedestrian overpass to the freeway humming with traffic. The 2½-year-old boy fell 30 feet to the asphalt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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