In an unusual case, a white marlin (pictured above) stabbed its beak through a man’s head.
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The patient: A 31-year old man in Louisiana
The symptoms: When the patient reached the hospital, he was bleeding from the mouth and had severe neck pain and stiffness. Upon examining the man, his doctors noted a tear in the back of his throat on the right side.
Mindy Weisberger is a science journalist and author of “Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control” (Hopkins Press). She formerly edited for Scholastic and was a channel editor and senior writer for Live Science. She has reported on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology and space. Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to LS, she produced, wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post, How It Works Magazine and CNN.
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