Girl grows two new kidneys after old ones fail

A girl left seriously ill when both her kidneys failed astounded medical experts by growing two new ones. Angel Burton from Louth, Lincolnshire, suffered from painful kidney infections from birth to the point where she required surgery at the age of five.

But surgeons were amazed to discover the little girl had four kidneys, with two new fully formed organs sitting on top of her old ones. And the new ones had taken over the role of the others, meaning she was effectively 'cured' of kidney failure.

Now, three years on, Angel, now eight, is fighting fit and her family are still thankful for the miracle that changed her life. She has an rare condition known as 'duplex kidney' - common to just a handful of people in Britain.

A duplex kidney is fused to the other at the centre and may share or have an independent ureter draining urine to the bladder. In Angel's case both her kidneys are 'duplex' and fused to the other. Each has a separate ureter, meaning that she has four kidneys and four ureters. LINK

The Worlds Only Untameable Cat

The Scottish Wild Cat, Britain’s largest mammal predator and only remaining wild feline, is one cat you really don’t want to own as a pet! Even when reared in captivity, this is the only wild animal man has failed in his attempts to enslave. Now an endangered species, there are only four hundred individual creatures living in the wild and just a handful of breeding cats held in captivity.

These cats may look quite similar to a large domestic tabby but they’re extremely tough and their reputation has earned the the nick-name “Tiger of The Highlands”. In fact, they were here long before the domestic cat arrived on the scene but, sadly, their numbers are now dwindling and it’s predicted they could be entirely extinct within as little as ten years. LINK

Top 10: Britain's fastest roller coasters

Top 10: Britain's fastest roller coasters
Top 10: Britain's fastest roller coasters

We offer a guide to Britain's 10 fastest roller coasters and a couple of even more rapid rides found beyond our shores.

1. Stealth

Thorpe Park, Surrey (2006)

129 km/h (80 mph)


With a top speed of 80 mph Stealth was Europe's fastest roller coaster when it was opened in March 2006. It accelerates from 0-80 mph in just 1.8 seconds, subjecting riders to a G force of up to 4.8. LINK

The snow and ice on Tuesday in some parts of Britain

Day two of the heaviest snowfall to hit parts of Britain for 18 years.

As I was surfing the web I came across a video but it doesn't have an embed so here is the LINK to the video.

Alluring Abstract Art of Agonizing Migraines

While less than 2% of the population have never had a headache, debilitating migraines affect millions of people worldwide, and are a great deal more than just a headache — migraines are the most common neurological condition in the developed world, and more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined. To that end, artists who are migraine sufferers have attempted to express the excruciating, throbbing, and agonizing pain that they endure with unique and intriguing works of abstract, surreal, and graffiti art, which for them is a means of expression.

The subject is one that is close to yours truly, as anguishing migraines are frequently the culprit for my disappearance on this site for several days on end. The Migraine Action association reports that it affects over 15% of the UK population. More than 9 million people in Britain are thought to suffer from migraines — about 7.2 million sufferers have an attack at least once a month and more than 1 million develop symptoms at least once a week. LINK



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Giant, Sandcrabs To Be Displayed in Britain

This disturbing thing that sort of resembles a rolly polly is set to go on display in England for the first time ever. These rare Isopods live deep in the ocean in extremely cold temperatures, but for some reason, fishermen in the Atlantic discovered 9 of them in their lobster nets. They’re ugly, but sure are interesting to learn about.

Link, Via: Neatorama