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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Just a human with eclectic interests.</description><title>Censored Channel</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @censoredchannel)</generator><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>luussh:

so, basically 50 ways of procrastination
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhjdzBs0A1qdvuy7o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://luussh.tumblr.com/post/51057867427/so-basically-50-ways-of-procrastination"&gt;luussh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;so, basically 50 ways of procrastination&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236835396</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236835396</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>postmortemdecay666:

You tell ‘em Carl. 
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqcifPuTL1qf6cuco1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqcifPuTL1qf6cuco2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqcifPuTL1qf6cuco3_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqcifPuTL1qf6cuco4_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://postmortemdecay666.tumblr.com/post/29200186558/you-tell-em-carl"&gt;postmortemdecay666&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;You tell ‘em Carl. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236822289</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236822289</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48bc00c9289ac17382a21cd2a29f834a/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao1_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81fb8b87af37025101ff7fde81aa8d26/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/695ecf61d7a2805a11186cb54cfde366/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao4_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb5c7da59247667a6a8021a7adefed6b/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao3_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/396ae5963376926b3efa390e9c398963/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao5_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/238739a9b44e928a2b9e78bf13a3bea8/tumblr_mn2ersCRfE1s8t3eao6_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236803616</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236803616</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Graduating Today!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://enlightningment.tumblr.com/post/51236722386/graduating-today" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;enlightningment&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;From high school to be specific. Just a warning I don’t know if I’ll be online for the next few days. I’ll be able to go to tumblr from my iPod, but yeah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236800006</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236800006</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>indiandaughter:

i’ll pay you $7 to have a crush on me
</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://indiandaughter.tumblr.com/post/46617354806/ill-pay-u-7-to-have-a-crush-on-me"&gt;indiandaughter&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;i’ll pay you $7 to have a crush on me&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236694889</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236694889</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:40 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>flawlesslymaries:

hodali:

I KNEW THIS WOULD BE TUMBLR...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08216ea912d0df947b1c5868dd50486e/tumblr_mn5s1pYdO01spgj7to1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://flawlesslymaries.tumblr.com/post/51179064923/hodali-i-knew-this-would-be-tumblr-posted" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;flawlesslymaries&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hodali.tumblr.com/post/51177936805/i-knew-this-would-be-tumblr-posted"&gt;hodali&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I KNEW THIS WOULD BE TUMBLR POSTED&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;omg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236693036</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236693036</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:38 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/480fac0618dc76d1c471ce0dd5c8b3ce/tumblr_mnb4raafRD1qzr04eo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236658556</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236658556</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>nahthatsnotveryraven:

SOMEONE ON THE STREET BELOW MY OPEN WINDOW IS HOLDING AN ACTUAL BOOM BOX...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nahthatsnotveryraven.tumblr.com/post/50164694774/someone-on-the-street-below-my-open-window-is" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;nahthatsnotveryraven&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOMEONE ON THE STREET BELOW MY OPEN WINDOW IS HOLDING AN ACTUAL BOOM BOX PLAYING I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA AND SCREAMING “TAKE ME BACK LINDA” WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236648439</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236648439</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:50 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2fd2f35f5f5332e3a4d167c17a0dc1b9/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ec03ebb0ac587ccd8d56eab9fea87f7/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83e17b55ca18c5314deee1b68be00463/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7099812bc36b5ea6234e05317233e5ac/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c512e95ee904fdf125bb80e8664f42e4/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c48bde3644e5d110b14360d65b76e10/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b6031557164ab2e48b58f6736421fea/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3e09f65f5fb4d8f5a740218b17aba8b/tumblr_mmenhpZo9B1r0kxfko8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236617424</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236617424</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>obsessivly:

Something about this photo is just</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m252co0aGA1qgupelo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://obsessivly.tumblr.com/post/48967780290/something-about-this-photo-is-just" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;obsessivly&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something about this photo is just&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236600714</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236600714</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>iecoworld:

:) hope everyone had a great weekend!...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5080219831e40d6b84f17fa90db0404a/tumblr_mn2iwvAD7M1s0txqvo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://iecoworld.tumblr.com/post/50860328252/hope-everyone-had-a-great-weekend" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;iecoworld&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;:) hope everyone had a great weekend! &lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/115zodN"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/115zodN"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/115zodN"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/115zodN"&gt;&lt;a href="http://on.fb.me/115zodN"&gt;http://on.fb.me/115zodN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236589755</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236589755</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ikenbot:


Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space, to Be Awarded...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/69ce1d25ce983fefd46b6e3ae21f04e6/tumblr_mna2evTdT11qbn5m1o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ikenbot.tumblr.com/post/51188862446/sally-ride-1st-us-woman-in-space-to-be-awarded"&gt;ikenbot&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.space.com/21285-sally-ride-presidential-medal-freedom.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sally Ride, 1st US Woman in Space, to Be Awarded Medal of Freedom Posthumously&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sally Ride, the United States’ first woman in space, will be posthumously honored with the country’s highest civilian commendation and the renaming of a high-flying camera.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;President Barack Obama announced on Monday (May 20) that Ride will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedomat the White House later this year. NASA further paid tribute to the late astronaut by creating a new internship program in her name and renaming a science instrument on board the International Space Station.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;Ride, who after flying in space twice went on to become a leading advocate for science education, died on July 23, 2012, 17 months after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236500517</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236500517</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>tiki-kid:

fruity-kiddo:

YOUNG LEO AYE PAPI


X</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0aecc51dd29d5f720a218280d017f642/tumblr_mk5xm52rbJ1rkuvwmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://tiki-kid.tumblr.com/post/50800106930" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;tiki-kid&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fruity-kiddo.tumblr.com/post/50785710621"&gt;fruity-kiddo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;YOUNG LEO AYE PAPI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;X&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236485241</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236485241</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:58 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>did-you-kno:

Source</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30f675a796cc4c7f4c92f012f87c58e3/tumblr_mnbdclXSV31qkvbwso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://didyouknowblog.com/post/51236257908/source" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;did-you-kno&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ehow.com/info_8362111_types-newspaper-design.html"&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236467223</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236467223</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:39 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>lulz-time:

nosdrinker:
i don’t know what these are but i love...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b247ce406c5f3a0b2ac2c8748e2a86a3/tumblr_mn81g6ro1s1qfj1qho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3f85bb783b2458d3ece89069fadc45c/tumblr_mn81g6ro1s1qfj1qho2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c6f2534f9dacc2a0c729fb70e6829d7/tumblr_mn81g6ro1s1qfj1qho3_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://loltime.1000notes.com/post/51142639936/nosdrinker-i-dont-know-what-these-are-but-i" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;lulz-time&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nosdrinker.tumblr.com/post/51109529021"&gt;nosdrinker&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i don’t know what these are but i love them&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FLUFFY COWS!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236115914</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236115914</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:30 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>underthevastblueseas:

The difference between a colossal squid...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f46f02d1f2a69a79b780ee304ae6a332/tumblr_mhvdwpjQti1rkzxuzo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2440bbb8b51fe09c9b917685f0023f2/tumblr_mhvdwpjQti1rkzxuzo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://underthevastblueseas.tumblr.com/post/42617767784/the-difference-between-a-colossal-squid-and-a"&gt;underthevastblueseas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The difference between a colossal squid and a giant squid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(left: giant squid   middle and right: colossal squid)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colossal squid (&lt;em&gt;Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni&lt;/em&gt;) are slightly shorter than giant squid (&lt;em&gt;Architeuthis dux&lt;/em&gt;), but have a larger, heavier body. Te Papa’s colossal squid tips the scales at a massive 490 kg. In contrast, giant squid weigh up to about 275 kg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All squid have sharp horny beaks made of material similar to human fingernails. The colossal squid has the largest beak of any squid, including the giant squid. The tips of the colossal squid’s tentacles (the clubs) are armed with two unusual rows of sharp, swivelling hooks, and two rows of tiny suckers. Other squid species also have tentacle hooks. The beak and the hooks are lethal weapons for catching and holding large fish like the toothfish.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/anatomy/article/colossal-squid-giant-squid-and-octopus"&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236062316</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51236062316</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:42:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e86b8ebcd80fbe5c0b7cff362dd3051/tumblr_mn9uf15dDH1rrmcbdo1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51235997549</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51235997549</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ep1c:

ep1c:

shine bright like a dolphin



</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ep1c.tumblr.com/post/51222082697"&gt;ep1c&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ep1c.tumblr.com/post/51221759458"&gt;ep1c&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;shine bright like a dolphin&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/14225151e9799b74c61da8205a8c9f05/tumblr_inline_mnb00uJg341qz4rgp.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/aceab783a0f8a69f3727c8661c535549/tumblr_inline_mnb0dzE5zr1qz4rgp.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51233862065</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51233862065</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:12 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8758e0a4bacfa545aa200e9ed9babede/tumblr_mnat9dfE3E1s07itfo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51233849476</link><guid>http://censoredchannel.tumblr.com/post/51233849476</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:58 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>astrodidact:


Brain Wound Eliminates Man’s Mental...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/97f99cddaa5b5974c42561e4b29bac51/tumblr_mnapgrgXjk1rx70ego1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://astrodidact.tumblr.com/post/51232996923/brain-wound-eliminates-mans-mental" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;astrodidact&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="mod-nytimesarticleheader mod-articleheader" id="mod-article-header"&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brain Wound Eliminates Man’s Mental Illness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A mentally ill young man who shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt suffered a brain injury that apparently eliminated his phobia of germs and his obsession with washing his hands, doctors say.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The .22-caliber slug destroyed the section of the brain responsible for his disabling obsessive-compulsive behavior without causing any other brain damage, his doctor said in a report in Physician’s Weekly, a British journal of psychiatry. Victims of the disorder typically have an inexplicable compulsion to repeat activities over and over.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The afflicted man, now a straight-A college student, tried to kill himself five years ago, when he was 19 years old, said Dr. Leslie Solyom, a psychiatrist at Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. Effects of His Behavior&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The man, identified only as George, washed his hands hundreds of times a day and took frequent showers, Dr. Solyom said. The behavior had forced him to drop out of school and quit his job.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Solyom treated him for more than a year before he tried suicide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;”George was also very depressed and told his mother that his life was so wretched that he would rather die,” Dr. Solyom related. ”She said, ‘So look George, if your life is so wretched, just go and shoot yourself.’ So George went to the basement, stuck a .22-caliber rifle in his mouth and pulled the trigger.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bullet lodged in the left front lobe of the brain. Surgeons removed it but could not get out all the fragments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;”When he was transferred to our hospital three weeks later, he had hardly any compulsions left,” Dr. Solyom said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;George had also retained the same I.Q. he had before becoming ill, Dr. Solyum said, and he returned to school, got a new job and is now in his second year of college. #3% in U.S. May Be Compulsive The story was also reported in today’s issue of The Los Angeles Times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New research indicates that as much as 3 percent of the United States population displays some obsessive-compulsive behavior, said Dr. Michael Jenike, a psychiatrist at Harvard University.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conventional psychotherapy is useless in such victims, Dr. Jenike said. The disorder is most effectively treated with a combination of antidepressant drugs and behavioral therapy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a last resort, neurosurgeons will occasionally remove part of the left front lobe of the brain, where the obsessive behavior is thought to originate. The operation is probably performed between 10 and 30 times a year in the United States, with mixed results, said Dr. Thomas Ballantine of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
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