PhobiasWhat gives you the heebie-jeebies?
It's a bit strong to call this a phobia, but for me it's the thought of biting into a dry flannel. I've no idea why I'd ever want to or even get the opportunity to do so, seeing as I don't own one, but it makes my teeth hurt to think about it. *ewww*
Tell us what innocent things make you go pale, wobbly and send shivers down your spine.
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chthonic, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 13:34)
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Actually happened once...The danish astronomer Tycho Brahe died from a ruptured bladder. He was having dinner with the king one evening when he really had to pee, however leaving the table before the king was something you didn't do. In short, he held it in too long and his bladder burst and he later died from it.
If it's any consolation though, he was nearly 55 (elderly for the 16th century) and his bladder may have been past its prime.
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according this site ( www.nada.kth.se/~fred/tycho/index.html ), the exploding bladder story is a bit of a myth and recent evidence shows that Brahe may have actually died from Mercury Poisoning. Also it describes the myth as being "complication to his bladder"
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