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The Curious Case of a Boy Who Hasn’t Felt Hungry or Thirsty in Over a Year

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:08 AM PDT

12-year-old Landon Jones, from Waterloo, Iowa, hasn't felt hungry or thirsty since October 14, 2013. He went to bed on a full stomach of pizza and ice cream the night before, and when he woke up, he had simply lost all sensation of hunger and thirst. Instead, the once energetic kid has been sick and suffered dizziness ever since.

A year later, Landon's parents are still baffled by his condition; they have no idea what is wrong with him or how to help him. "Landon always laughed, he was always very energetic, always wanting to ride his bike, wanting to go to the park," said Mr. Jones. "Then on October 14 of last year, he woke up and it stopped. He lost all sensation of hunger, he lost all sensation of thirst."

Landon's pediatrician in Iowa prescribed antibiotics, but they made no difference at all. He was then taken to doctors in other cities – Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Madison, and the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota – but no one has been able to give the Jones' any answers. Dr. Marc Patterson, a child neurologist at the Mayo Clinic said Landon's case might be the only one of its kind in the world.

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These Oak Sticks Make Your Cheap Whiskey Taste More Expensive

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:41 AM PDT

Kickstarter features the most awesome inventions! The latest one we've found is the 'Whiskey Element', a simple tool that claims to make cheap whiskey taste like fine expensive liquor in just 24 hours. "Customize your whiskey in 24 hours," the product page reads. "It's your whiskey, drink it the way you want."

The product is the brainchild of a Portland-based company called Time & Oak. They argue that the best and most expensive whiskeys are made after they are aged in quality oak barrels. But if you can't afford to buy the finest whiskeys, you can probably settle for their Whiskey Elements, which are nothing more than specially designed oak sticks.

By simply adding the stick to a bottle of cheap whiskey, they claim that you can replicate the taste of high quality liquor in no time at all. That's because their 'accelerated transpiration through capillary action' can properly age cheap whiskey into a quality one by filtering impurities and infusing additional wood flavor in the spirit.

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Australian Cafe Charges Different Prices for Coffee Depending on How Nice You Ask for It

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:24 AM PDT

The Seven Mile Beach Kiosk Café in Gerroa, New South Wales, doesn't just serve its customers good coffee, but also a lesson in politeness. In order to reinforce the importance of being nice, the café's owners are actually charging people different rates for coffee, depending on how they ask for it.

Just so this doesn't confuse their customers, they've put up a sign outside the café explaining their innovative pricing policy. According to the sign, merely asking for "A coffee" will set you back by $5.00. But saying, "A coffee, please" will bring the price down to $4.50. And if you want to go the whole mile, you could say "Good morning, a coffee please." Then they'll only charge you $4.00.

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