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Syndromes: Foreign Accent Synrome

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Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) is speech disorder that causes a sudden change to speech so that a person speaks with a “foreign” accent.  The...
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Stendhal Syndrome: Illness Caused By Intense Beauty

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Stendhal syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art that is particularly...
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Origins: The Birth of Dracula

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Dracula was first published on May 26, 1897  by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Original titles for the book...
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Movies: Fight Club’s Copyright Warning

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After the copyright warning, there is another warning on the DVD. This warning is from Tyler Durden, and is only there for a second....
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Anthropodermic Book Binding

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Anthropodermic bibliopegy (book binding)  is the practice of binding books in human skin.  The first examples of anthropodermic bindings come from the 17th century,...
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