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General Discussion & Feedback => Radio Show & Podcast Feedback => Topic started by: thedoc on 12/08/2014 11:32:42
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In Dr Shahid's line of work they see plenty of people who get things stuck in their ears, ranging from bugs to batteries. Now Dr Shahid presents the case report from a very unusual incident...
Read the article (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/say-that-again-the-seed-that-grew-inside-an-ear/) then tell us what you think...
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A student in my class had this exact thing happen to him last year..... I verified with the teachers and it was indeed true. The child had stuck the bean in his ear and it was unable to be removed. A week later it sprouted and the tiny roots actually helped to push the bean out. (Glynda Simmons, Ottawa, Canada.)