Snake Causes Hysterical "Sickness" Outbreak

55 children in India became sick after they learned that an 18-inch snake had been found in the cooked rice of their noon-day meal. The snake didn't cause the illness, of course. (Snakes are routinely cooked and eaten in other parts of the world.) More of a case of the power of suggestion... (News source.)

More on Japanese Falling Tadpoles

About 70 more dead tadpoles have been found in Ishikawa Prefecture, on a bridge walkway. (News source.)