medicine Tapeworms took up residency in Florida man's brain after he ate undercooked bacon David Pescovitz
mysteries Star jelly: a mysterious substance that has confounded the best minds for centuries Mark Frauenfelder
cholera Norwegian cruise ship quarantined off Mauritius coast due to possible cholera outbreak Jennifer Sandlin
mistakes One man's horrific saga of inadvertantly destroying municipal infrastructure with superabsorbent water beads Grant St. Clair
mistakes Ohio attorney suspended for defecating in Pringles can and launching it into legal adversaries' car lot Rob Beschizza
deaths Judge dismisses the manslaughter charges against prison warden and five staffers who let inmate starve to death in solitary confinement Rob Beschizza
dog poop French mayor who is implementing dog passports to curb out-of-control poop: "I can't stand it anymore" Jennifer Sandlin
movies That time when ferocious flocks of seabirds attacked people, inspiring Hitchcock's The Birds David Pescovitz
stinkers Ballet director who spread dog feces on critic's face gives a half-assed apology Carla Sinclair
fix the police Re-hired police officer who enjoyed giving a feces sandwich to a homeless person got fired again Mark Frauenfelder