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Foreign accent syndrome is a rare psychiatric disorder that, in its milder form, causes people it affects to pronounce words in a foreign accent. The disorder usually follows a brain injury caused by non-perforating head trauma, as perforating head trauma is much too gory for a proper mental illness. In extreme cases, victims of FAS can actually acquire knowledge of the foreign language associated with their new accent, slang terms and humorous exaggerated versions of national stereotypes included. A victim who develops a Lithuanian accent might acquire the Lithuanian language, tell other people to "Laizhyk asilo shikna", piss on bottles of Švyturys Ekstra, and date his sister.
As of the present, there is no known cure or treatment for FAS, and scientists have yet to completely unravel how the disorder works. People afflicted with the disorder are usually shunned within their community and turned into social pariahs. Fortunately, there are government sponsored programs that let victims of FAS assimilate in foreign countries where their accents are accepted. (Full article...)
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- ... that you wash your ass not your pussy (Pictured) in the Bidet?
- ... that you can get great deals on Vietnamese clothing imports if you buy now?
- ... that this is just a distraction while we take your car?
- ... that people who "have their cake and eat it too" are 10 times more likely to die of obesity than people who only "have their cake"?
- ... that you've just lost the game?
- ... that you actually didn't know?
- ... that vaccinations and computer games combined make a deadly cocktail for autism?
- ... that being safe with guns is- *BANG*
- ... that grave robbing accounts for 1/3 of the average Romanian yearly income? (Pictured)
- ... that there is a pipe bomb placed in your mailbox?
- ... that the admins will never approve your DYK submission nor will they read these suggestions?
- ... that Robert Shaw won the Northeast Regional Dogfishing Open in 1974, the first sporting event to be broadcast on the new ESPN network?
- ... that Uranus is a gas giant?
- ... that on average, humans have less than 2 legs?
- ... that 100% of divorces start with marriage?
- ... the muffin man?
 - ... that prune juice is the world's brownest juice, eventually?
- ... that in Spanish, "¡Chinga tu madre, cabrón!" means "Have a nice day"? Tell your friends!
- ... that removing the rubber bands from the claws of a Lobster can result in oh god get it off get it OFF OH GOD MY FACE!
- ... that recent advances in nanobiotechnology have led to advanced, implantable music players capable of holding up to three seconds of low-quality MP3 audio?
- ... that an umbrella is a magical object that is used in many cultures to discourage rainfall?
- ... that I think you know what's happening today?
- ... that the handgun is one of the most pitiful guns you can find, seeing as it's part of your hand?
- ... that the Easter Bunny must kill every 100 years? (Pictured)
- ... that you... you should have gone for my head? Oh Snap!
- ... that your boss is behind you watching you waste time?
- ... that less than 10% of the world's cactus population contains gold inside?
- ... that a bomb shelter is the safest place to hide explosives?
- ... that Ann Coulter is a highly successful parody of right-wing political rhetoric?
- ... that dihydrogen monoxide can kill you, specially if you breathe it?
- ... that a chicken-proof lawn is impeckable?
 - ... that the first use of "LOL" is in Shakespeare's play, As You Like It, and that the first use of "OMG" may be found in Macbeth?
- ... that contrary to popular belief, the emoticon ":3" is a depiction of someone with a scrotum for a mouth?
- ... that communist jokes are only funny if everyone gets them?
- ... that the sound of a kitten falling into a wood chipper is still more pleasant than listening to Kidz Bop?
- ... that [Wiki|wiki formatting]] is perfect]? It never malfunctions'!
- ... that the fictional droid C-3PO is fluent in over six million forms of communication, but only four of them are love?
- ... that when a suicide bomber dies and goes to paradise, he is given 72 virgins? But all of them are wiki editors?
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March 1: International Grue Day
- 1950 - Grues are first discovered living under couch cushions and inside tumble dryers.
- 1964 - Grue farmers release a whole colony of Grues into the wild, to hunt them for their silky and fragrant hide.
- 1972 - Louisiana Grue hunter and businessman Phil Robertson invents the Grue Call a whistle which imitates the dulcet mating call of the Grue.
- 1974 - While protesting the selling of Grue hide, one hippie is accidentally eaten by a Grue. It was a one time thing, they only do that when they're hungry.
- 1981 - The Grue population enters a rapid decline due to overhunting and a government campaign to vilify the grue.
- 1999 - The Grue Relations through Understanding and Empathy (GRUE) organization is formed to combat harmful memes about Grues and their supposed danger to society.
- 2001 - GRUE are all eaten by grues.
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