QI

Ok, so QI is one of my favourite TV series to watch, and it not only tells you awesome facts, but is hilarious. Alan Davies is on the show more times than not, and is used as a joker of the show rather than a know-it-all. Stephen Fry is the TV presenter of QI, and excluding him and Alan, there are three guest stars every show; a lot who show up more than a dozen times usually.^ Here's one I found earlier, I'll replace it later on for something funnier when there's less on my mind.

I also wanted to tell you about this scary parasite that affects pretty much every warm-blooded animal;

The mind-control bug

Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasma is a brain-washing parasite. The microorganism infects rodents, acting directly on their brains to eliminate their fear of cats – the hapless victims are then easily caught and eaten. After the bug reproduces, it passes out of the cat, ready to be inadvertently ingested by the next rodent host. This is the regular lifecycle, but Toxoplasma can also find its way into humans from eating raw or undercooked meat, or from close contact with cats. It rarely affects felines but has been linked to some stange behaviour in humans – there’s evidence that the parasite can slow our reaction times, with infected drivers two to three times more likely to be involved in car accidents.

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